The Heart and Its Healing Plants

Traditional Herbal Remedies and Modern Heart Conditions

By: Wolf-Dieter Storl

Write A Review

Paperback | 20 March 2024

At a Glance

Paperback
320 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
22.86 x 15.24 x 2.03

Paperback

RRP $49.99

$42.75

14%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $10.69 with

Ships in 3 to 5 business days

An ethnobotanical look at ancient heart beliefs, heart-strengthening herbs, and folk remedies for cardiovascular diseases

• Discusses traditional understandings of the heart from early European cultures and indigenous peoples of the Americas, Asia, and Africa

• Examines the heart as the home of the soul and an organ of perception and looks at traditional beliefs on what makes the heart sick

• Presents a materia medica of plants used for millennia to treat heart-related conditions as well as plants in use by modern herbalists and cardiologists

In the traditional worldview, the heart was considered the home of the soul and the source of love and vitality. As such, heart sickness was not seen as a result of poor nutrition, too much stress, or lack of exercise, but reflected an imbalance of the heart’s emotional and spiritual energies. Plants and folk remedies used as traditional heart medicine worked on the mental and spiritual level to help make the heart happy again.

Renowned ethnobotanist Wolf D. Storl, Ph.D., examines traditional understandings of the heart from early European cultures and indigenous peoples as well as a wealth of plants used in both ancient and contemporary times to treat heart conditions and ailments. He examines what makes the heart sick, including different healing paradigms used to address the causes. He also looks at how time is perceived by the heart and how the modern epidemic of heart disease can be linked to our culture’s pervasive disconnection from nature’s rhythms.

Presenting a materia medica of heart-strengthening herbs and folk remedies for cardiovascular diseases, the author offers in-depth descriptions of plants used for millennia to treat heart-related conditions as well as plants in use by modern herbalists and cardiologists. Sharing a holistic view of the heart—and heart disease—based on traditional perspectives, ethnomedical research, and herbal wisdom, this book reveals new ways to heal the heart by recognizing its integrated role in our physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness.

Industry Reviews

“Until recently Western science saw the heart as a very sophisticated pump. Over the past 30 years research has shown the heart is much more, with significant endocrine and nervous system function. Ancient cultures perceived that the heart was the source of life, emotions, bravery, the self, and spirit. Wolf D. Storl’s The Heart and Its Healing Plants is a unique book that bridges cultures, centuries, myth, and science to expand our knowledge of the heart and the plants that can be used to heal broken hearts literally, figuratively, and ceremonially as well.”

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $0.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.