The Nature of the Whole Holism in Ancient Greek and Indian Medicine

VICKI PITMAN comes from the United States and first graduated in English. After attaining M.A. in Teaching she began teaching in secondary education. In the 1980's she trained in herbal medicine and body work and entered clinical practice in England. She belongs to the Unified Register of Herbal Practitioners (UK) and the American Herbalists Guild. She is a tutor and lecturer in herbal medicine, aromatherapy and reflexology and has authored articles in professional journals. In 1986 she began studying Ayurveda. Mrs. Pitman is a member of International Association for the Study of South Asian Traditional Medicine. An interest in the history of herbal medicine led her to research its foundations in the ancient world and to undertake an M. Phil. in. Complementary Health Studies at the University of Exeter from which the present work is the result. Her books include Herbal Remedies (1995), Reflexology: a Practical Approach (1996), Aromatherapy: a Practical Approach (2004).