The Scientific Basis of Chinese Integrative Cancer Therapy: Including a Color Atlas of Chinese Anticancer Plants
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Scientific Basis of Chinese Integrative Cancer Therapy: Including a Color Atlas of Chinese Anticancer Plants
By (Author) Bruce Halstead
By (author) Terry Halstead
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
15th July 2011
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
610.951
Physical Properties
Hardback
416
Width 195mm, Height 267mm, Spine 32mm
1522g
Description
This useful text features an extensive discussion of the history, development, and science of Chinese medicine, and a summary of the authors' fact-finding research trip to countries and hospitals that use Chinese herbs in the treatment of cancer. Central to the book is a substantial section of 103 colored botanical plates, constituting an atlas of the most important anticancer plants.
Author Bio
Bruce Walter Halstead, MD, who died in 2002, is best known for his pioneering research, lectures, and writing on non-toxic integrative medicine. Author of more than fifty books, and founder and director of The World Life Research Institute, he served on UN and World Health Scientific boards throughout his career and as a consultant to US military and governmental agencies. Terri Lee Holcomb-Halstead lives in Southern California. Since her marriage to Bruce Halstead in 1988, she has been an active partner in his research in ethno-botany and integrative medicine. Since his death, she has continued his work.
