Ayurvedic Healing for Women: Herbal Gynecology

by Atreya

Overview

Written for women who want to find their own solutions to their health issues, it addresses the need to treat the cause of feminine problems. It rejects the notion that discomfort, pain and emotional swings are normal to a woman's life. With this self-help guide, you'll learn how to devise a treatment plan that is right for your constitution and to use dietary changes and supplements to treat and reverse many ailments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780940985957
Publisher:	Lotus Press WI
Publication date:	10/01/2007
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.47(h) x 0.58(d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	xi
	Introduction	xiii
Part 1	Ayurveda and You
1.	The Ayurvedic Perspective	3
2.	You as an Individual Woman	5
3.	The Female Anatomy According to Ayurveda	19
4.	Imbalances and the Disease Process	33
5.	A Modern Look at the Hormone System	41
6.	How Substances Work in the Body	53
Part 2	Ayurvedic Treatments
7.	The Ayurvedic Method	73
8.	Depression	83
9.	Premenstrual and Menstrual Difficulties	99
10.	Premenopause	125
11.	Menopause and Postmenopause	143
12.	Cysts, Fibroids, and Tumors	155
03.	Other Problems	173
14.	Nutrition as a Healing Power	187
Appendix 1.	Getting off Pharmaceutical Medications	207
Appendic 2.	Pregnancy and Childbirth According to Ayurveda	211
Appendix 3.	Aphrodisiacs and Fertility	215
Appendic 4.	Herb Glossary	219
Appendix 5.	Resources	223
	Glossary	227
	Bibliography	233
	Index	237
	About the Author	242