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Book about classes of Hawaiian medical Kahuna the la'au lapa'au who were herbal practitioners.
Beautifully illustrated, this informative book describes the plants integral to Hawaiian medicine and healing, and discusses their uses past and present.
A Hawaii-based practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, David Bruce Leonard, has just released the new book Medicine at Your Feet: Healing Plants of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Taking ten years to complete, this first volume is one of the most authoritative sources of information on Hawaiian medicinal plants. Exhaustively researched, Medicine at Your Feet contains cross-cultural uses for 49 different Hawaiian plant medicines, many of which are easy to find. Included is information on medicinal properties, food uses, chemical constituents, herbal combinations, plant gathering protocols, possible drug interactions, scientific research and much more. Here is what the experts have to say about Medicine at Your Feet: "This book is exactly what I want with me on my next trip to Hawaii . . . or even if I stay home." - - Jim Duke, author of The Green Pharmacy."David is a thorough scholar who really knows his plants. This is an excellent resource." - - Dennis McKenna, Senior Lecturer and Research Associate, Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota.David Bruce Leonard is a practitioner and teacher of traditional Chinese medicine with a working knowledge of more than 400 traditional Hawaiian, Chinese, and Western plants. A deep ecologist and Hawaiian native plant specialist, he has been a student of Hawaiian medicine under Kahu Kawika Ka'alakea, Kaipo Kaneakua and Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i since 1992.
"Hawaiian herbal medicine, as practiced by the ancient Hawaiians, is emerging as a popular alternative to traditional medical practices today. This book provides ancient remedies for such ailments as headache, sore throat, insomnia, disorders in women, general loss of energy, as well as remedies for mending broken bones and insect bites."--Page 4 of cover.