Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief Book

Excellent resource, though certainly not a pleasure read. It took me a long time to read it as I'd just read a bit at a time as a course of study rather than for pleasure and it is very academic in nature so it works well to read a little and really process it. Many of the herbs are Chinese and not many are ones easily found in the garden or the wild. Part of the reason for this is that our country does much less research on herbs so there aren't as many scientific studies on those readily available here. This is a very academic book with lots of research backing it and interesting case studies of adaptogenic herbs used for various ailments. I've already been taking ashwagandha and plan to add a few others after learning which ones are best suited for me. I'm also using it to help my oldest daughter, who has orbital pseudotumors that doctors have been unable to properly treat or find a cause for even after biopsy. Since pseudotumors are often related to autoimmune disorders, I'm using the information from the book to try to help support her body as she battles this.

This is definitely a reference book to own, not one to read once from the library and return. I would love to see more North American herbs but it's a great resource.