Herb Syllabus (First Printing)

I like the book. It satisfied what I needed it for.

I love this book. I just pick a herb and so much information! It will go in my permanent library,Along side with Dr Christopher school of healing!

This is a much-needed companion volume to Dr. John Christopher's original text, The School of Natural Healing. It contains a wealth of information, as well as a color photograph, of the 100 herbs most used by Dr. Christopher and in the teachings of the school he founded (by the same name as his book, The School of Natural Healing).To be fair, it must be said that this book was not entirely authored by Dr. Christopher; it was compiled after his death by his son David Christopher who now runs the school, and another author who had worked closely with Dr. John Christopher. However, it is completely faithful to his methodology and does include a large number of Dr. Christopher's own case histories (including many I had not heard before, and I am a student at the school), his own comments and teachings on the herbs, and his formulas. I think the authors/editors and the School are so generous in giving us outright his time-tested, invaluable herbal formulas, something other herbalists would retain as a closely-held trade secret.The book does have a few inconsistencies. For example, in the section on Barberry, an important herb in some of Dr. Christopher's formulas, little information is given on Barberry itself, but rather, the chapter focuses on Oregon Grape Root, a similar "sister herb" to Barberry which also contains the same main component, Berberine. This isn't helpful to someone who really wants to know about Barberry. And, the photograph given is of Barberry, not Oregon Grape, which has a different colored berry. There is no separate entry or photo for Oregon Grape. So that's a bit confusing. Another section (I forget where just now) said that some uses of an herb would be "listed below" and then were not.These are fairly minor editorial issues, a little annoying, not very frequent, and minor compared to the overall usefulness of this mammoth book and its important place in the legacy of this great herbalist. Note that more detail is given in the original School of Natural Healing book on formulas and preparation methods; this Herb Syllabus book focuses on individual herbs.

Very nice. Informative. Color photos.Nice reference.

perfect usage of plants for healing

In love with this book. Its very detailed. You get a picture of each herb to be able to identify and all the history and benefits of it. Its a book for a lifetime and can be passed from generation to generation. If your into alternative medicine and preventive medicine you should also get "School of Natural Healing" which is a herbal reference guide from the same doctor. Both books for a lifetime ❤️

Great herbalist resource

I have the only 4 stars because in all these books I cannot find anything about incontinence, adult bladder control, the hypothalamus and a few others..I thought for sure incontinence would be in Curing the incurabless...because he says no disease is incurable....disappointed also because I use 90% of his products....where can I find accurate findings on this subject....and don't trust Google any more...