The Ultimate Herbal Compendium: A desktop guide for herbal prescribers

Abstract

For some time now I have felt the need in my practice for an up-to-date, accurate and reliable ready reference. In a busy practice the time between taking a case and arriving at a final prescription can be relatively short. Decisions have to be made quickly, comprehensively and accurately, drawing on the best available information. Relying on memory is not always the best option and the currently available texts do not fully meet all the clinical requirements. I felt there was a role for a book that contained easily found information on a wide range of herbs and conditions, including doses for herbs in tablet form as well as liquids. This Compendium has been developed with these requirements in mind. I have carefully researched, compiled and cross-referenced the available herbal information. But above all I was guided and informed by my clinical experience. As such, this compendium represents the distillation of more than 23 years of clinical practice.