Classic and traditional healing systems, with millennia of experience in diagnosing and treating disease, can be extremely helpful in pressing medical problems. They have much to offer in the treatment of chronic and degenerative diseases, strengthening the immune system, preventive therapies, alternatives to antibiotics, detoxification and rejuvenation.

After ten years in Nepal, India and Tibet studying the art and science of traditional Asian medicine, acupuncturist and herbalist David Crow shares in this book the teachings received directly from Tibetan and Ayurvedic doctors, from the use of healing herbs and alchemy to key aspects of Eastern philosophy and culture. In a vivid and fascinating account of adventure, exploration and self-discovery, Crow describes his journey to the wonders of Himalayan herbology and spirituality.