num_pages: 232
description: Vitalism, the recognition that the physical body is animated by a vital life force, is the foundation of most natural healing therapies. The forefathers of alternative medicine discovered methods of healing the body by stimulating this life force. In Vitalism: The History of Herbalism, Homeopathy, and Flower Essences , Matthew Wood describes the theories, lives, and work of nine great physicians who laid the groundwork for natural medicine.
language: English
title: Vitalism: The History of Herbalism, Homeopathy, and Flower Essences
titlecomplete: Vitalism: The History of Herbalism, Homeopathy, and Flower Essences
genres: Medicine, History, Science, Health, Nonfiction, School
ratings_count: 93
publisher: North Atlantic Books