The Complete Book of Water Healing / Edition 2

by Dian Dincin Buchman, Caitlin Dincin Buchman

Overview

Using Earth's most essential resource to heal yourself

Presented in a beautiful package, this authoritative guide from a leading herbalist and health writer offers you practical and scientifically sound methods of healing with the planet's most abundant and most affordable natural health product--water. The Complete Book of Water Healing includes practical illustrations and step-by-step information on treating everything from children's ailments to sports injuries with therapeutic baths, steam treatments, hydrotherapy, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780658013782
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	08/27/2001
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	925,443
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D., is a world-renowned herbalist, author, and editor with more than 20 books to her credit, including Dian Dincin Buchman's The Natural Way to Get Well and Stay Well.

Table of Contents

	Preface	xiii
	Introduction	xvii
Part 1	Using Water to Heal	1
	Water Is Holistic Medicine	4
	How Water Works in Your Body	7
	Forms of Water	8
	Clean Water	10
	Water and Weight Loss	14
Part 2	Water Healing Techniques	19
	Medical Uses of Water	19
	Drinking Water	35
	Ice	41
	Compresses	47
	Baths	67
	Footbaths	85
	Hand Baths	95
	Herb and Medicated Baths	99
	Shampoo	115
	Packs	119
	Showers	129
	Steam	141
	Tonic Techniques	145
	Perspiration Induction	149
	Clay	153
Part 3	Water Healing for Common Ailments	157
	Abscess	157
	Acne	158
	Arthritis	159
	Asthma	162
	Back (Lower Back Problems)	164
	Bad Breath	165
	Bedwetting	166
	Body Odor	167
	Bursitis	168
	Canker Sores	169
	Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	169
	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	170
	Colds	171
	Cold Sores	173
	Constipation	174
	Contact Lens Problems	175
	Coughs	175
	Cramps	177
	Depression	177
	Diabetes	178
	Diarrhea	180
	Digestive Problems	182
	Dry Mouth	184
	Ear Problems	185
	Eczema	187
	Elimination	188
	Fatigue	189
	Fever	190
	Flabby Muscles	192
	Flu	193
	Food Poisoning	196
	Foot Problems	197
	Frostbite	201
	Gallbladder Symptoms	202
	Gout	202
	Gum Problems	203
	Hay Fever	204
	Headaches	205
	Heart Problems	208
	Heat Reactions	211
	Hemorrhoids	213
	Herpes Simplex	214
	Hiccups	215
	High Blood Pressure	216
	Hernia (Hiatus Hernia)	217
	Incontinence	217
	Indigestion	220
	Infection	222
	Inflammation	224
	Inflammatory Bowel Disease	226
	Insect Bites	227
	Irritable Bowel Syndrome	227
	Itching	230
	Jet Lag	232
	Kidney Stones	232
	Laryngitis	234
	Leg Cramps	235
	Mouth Sores	236
	Nervousness	237
	Neuralgia	237
	Neuritis	238
	Nosebleed	238
	Pain	239
	Periodontal Disease	240
	Pleurisy	241
	Pneumonia	242
	Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac	244
	Psoriasis	245
	Ringworm	247
	Rosacea	247
	Scars	248
	Sciatica	249
	Shingles	250
	Sinus Infection	251
	Sore Throat	254
	Stiff Neck	256
	Tapeworm	256
	Temporomandibular Disorders	257
	Tonsillitis	257
	Ulcers	259
	Urination	260
Part 4	Water Healing for Men, Women, and Children	261
	Water Healing for Men	261
	Fertility and Hot Baths	261
	Prostate Problems	261
	Sexual Lassitude	264
	Spermatorrhea (Involuntary Discharge of Semen)	265
	Testicular Inflammation (Orchitis)	266
	Water Healing for Women	267
	Breast Abscess (Mastitis)	267
	Inflamed Breasts	268
	Childbirth	269
	Cystitis	270
	Menopause	271
	Menstrual Problems	272
	Pregnancy	277
	Other Pelvic Area Problems	278
	Vaginal Problems	279
	Water Healing for Children	283
	Bad-Tasting Medicine	283
	Bedwetting	283
	Boils	283
	Chickenpox	283
	Colic	284
	Cold Sores	284
	Congestion	285
	Constipation	285
	Convulsions	285
	Crying Spell	285
	Cuts	286
	Diarrhea	286
	Diphtheria	286
	Dizziness	287
	Ear Infections	287
	Eczema	288
	Eruptions	288
	German Measles	288
	Hernia	289
	Heat Reaction	289
	Mastoiditis	289
	Measles	290
	Mumps	292
	Nightmare Zap	293
	Scarlet Fever	293
	Sleeplessness	294
	Stomachaches	294
	Strengthening for Children	294
	Teething	295
Part 5	Water Healing, Sports, and Exercise	297
	Exercise Recovery	300
	Achilles Tendon	300
	Ankle Injuries	300
	Arch Spasm	302
	Arm Injuries	302
	Blisters	306
	Bruises	306
	Callus	311
	Chest Strain (Pectoral Strain)	312
	Eye Injuries	313
	Finger Injuries	314
	Foot Injuries	315
	Genital Injuries	316
	Hand Injuries	318
	Jockstrap Itch	319
	Knee Injuries	319
	Muscles	323
	Shin Injuries	326
	Shoulder Injuries	327
	Sprain and Swelling	331
	Stitch	332
	Tendinitis	333
	Thigh Injuries	334
	Toe Injuries	336
	Resources	339
	Index	347