Contents Introduction: Wholeness and the Ultimate Question--What Is Healing? 1 Part One: Formulary: Crafting Formulas in Herbal Medicine Chapter One: A History of Herbal Formulary 13 Chapter Two: The 4-Tier Formula Structure 25 Part Two: Core Body Systems Chapter Three: Digestion 49 Chapter Four: Cardiovascular 73 Chapter Five: Respiratory 99 Part Three: Brain Chapter Six: The Brain and Nervous System 123 Chapter Seven: Memory and Cognitive Thought 137 Chapter Eight: The Immune System 153 Chapter Nine: Inflammation and Pain 177 Chapter Ten: The Skin--Wounds and First Aid 185 Part Five: Hormones and the Endocrine System Chapter Eleven: Menarche and Herbal Medicine for Teenage Women 211 Chapter Twelve: Herbal Medicine for Midlife Women 227 Chapter Thirteen: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Post-Partum Care 237 Chapter Fourteen: Menopause 249 Chapter Fifteen: The Endocrine System 259 Chapter Sixteen: Herbal Healing for Men 271 Chapter Seventeen: The Urinary System 281 Endnote 289 Part Six: Glossaries Glossary A: Herbal Actions 295 Glossary B: Phytochemicals 305 Glossary C: Herbal Tonics 313 Glossary D: Herbal Tonics by Body System 319 Glossary E: United Plant Savers Lists 325 Bibliography 329 Index 339.