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To meet public's demands for more and better information on alternative therapies, Element is adding a new volume to its popular illustrated health reference library.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies provides a chapter on each of the eight major alternative therapies: ayurveda, aromatherapy, flower essences, Chinese herbal medicine, herbal medicine, vitamins and minerals, homeopathy and folk remedies. Written by experts in each field, this full-color illustrated book explains everything -- from the ailments the therapies treat to their effects.

Each chapter includes practical, cultural and historical background, and up to 60 remedies per therapy. A glossary of terms, lists of contacts and further reading lists round out this essential guide to alternative medicine.

Other features include:
-- background information on the therapies
-- descriptions of methods and techniques
-- self-help advice
-- explanatory photographic sequences
-- advice for treating men, women and children
-- suggestions for a home remedy chest.