Main description:

A medicine with huge potential for treating Alzheimers, stroke, cancer and even Aids, the Christmas Rose (Black Hellebore) is in the process of being rediscovered by doctors and medical practitioners. Once admired by Hippocrates, Paracelsus and Hahnemann but long forgotten, the Christmas Rose is proving effective once again - both in trials and in clinical practice - for healing the serious illnesses of the new millennium. It is also being used to address many other conditions such as Attention Deficit Disorder in children, delayed brain maturation, in gynaecology and for joint disorders. Written by a practising medical doctor, this book offers comprehensive treatment regimes and numerous case studies demonstrating the successful use of this important plant-based medicine. In placing the remedy in historical context, Johannes Wilkens reviews its use by significant figures over the centuries, from Adamus Lonicerus and the founders of herbalism in the Middle Ages and Samuel Hahnemann and the more recent development of homeopathy, through to Rudolf Steiner and the emergence of anthroposophic medicine in the twentieth century.
Vividly illustrated with colour photographs, this pioneering work outlines the critical role that the Christmas Rose can play in treating the illnesses of our time.

Contents:

Foreword - Introduction - The Roots of the Christmas Rose - Hahnemann and the wisdom of ancient physicians - Paracelsus and the Middle Ages - Adamus Lonicerus and the founders of herbalism in the Middle Ages - The Christmas Rose in the History of Homeopathy and Current Homeopathic Indications - Hahnemann and his medicine tests - Paediatrics including epilepsy and ADD / ADHD - The active constituents of the Christmas Rose - Psychiatry and religious manias - Gynaecology - Joint disorders - Geriatrics - The palliative care ward - The Christmas Rose in Anthroposophic Medicine - The significance of the Ranunculae genus - The Christmas Rose as Cancer Remedy - Testicular and fallopian cancer - Brain tumours - The side effects of chemo- and radiotherapy - Lymphoma diseases - Bronchialcarcinomas - Mistletoe and Christmas Rose - Christmas Rose in the Treatment of Aids - Epilogue - Bibliography - Picture credits - Acknowledgements - Notes - Index