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Traditional Chinese medicine approaches to cancer : harmony in the face of the tiger

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McGrath, Henry. Philadelphia, PA: Singing Dragon , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 M478t 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: McGrath, Henry

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Singing Dragon

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: 254 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Medicine, Chinese Traditional

ISBN: 9781848190139

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 M478t 2009

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Restored harmony : an evidence based approach for ingegrating traditional Chinese medicine into complementary cancer care

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Sagar, Stephen M. Hamilton, Ont.: Dreaming DragonFly Communications , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 S129 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Sagar, Stephen M

Place of Publication: Hamilton, Ont.

Publisher: Dreaming DragonFly Communications

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Alternative Medicine; Psychoneuroimmunology; Neoplasms - therapy; Evidence-Based Medicine

ISBN: 0968948804

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 S129 2001

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Treatment of pain with Chinese herbs and acupuncture

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New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone , 2002.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WL700 T784 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Peilin, Sun

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone

Publication Date: 2002

Subjects: Drugs, Chinese Herbal - therapeutic use; Pain - therapy; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Acupuncture Therapy

ISBN: 0443071276

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: WL700 T784 2002

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Nutrition guide for cancer patients

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Chen, Huiqiong. Hong Kong: Chuang Publishing Co. , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 N9 C519 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This book recommends different types of herbs and foods to help cancer patients to walk the journey to recovery.; Elementary school level Grade 5 and above

Author: Chen, Huiqiong

Place of Publication: Hong Kong

Publisher: Chuang Publishing Co.

Publication Date: 2007

Subjects: Neoplasms - diet therapy; Cookbook; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Popular Work

Abstract: This book recommends different types of herbs and foods to help cancer patients to walk the journey to recovery.; Elementary school level Grade 5 and above

ISBN: 9789628959334

Language: Chinese

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 N9 C519 2007

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WHO monographs on selected medicinal plants

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World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2002.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV766 W628 2002

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Selected medicinal plants

Corporate Author: World Health Organization

Place of Publication: Geneva

Publisher: World Health Organization

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: 2 volumes

Subjects: Plants, Medicinal; Medicine, Herbal; Medicine, Traditional

ISBN: 9241545178 (v.1); 9241545372 (v.2)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV766 W628 2002

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Siha Tooskin knows the best medicine

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Bearhead, Charlene, Bearhead, Wilson, Mustooch. Chloe Bluebird (Illustrator). Winnipeg, MB: HighWater Press , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 C5 B368 2020

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"When Siha Tooskin--Paul Wahasaypa--finds himself feeling ill, he learns that there are answers for him from the healing practices of his own people and from Western medicine. Nakota medicine gathered, prepared, and administered in ceremony and prayerWestern medicine measured and created in laborat…

Alternate Title: The best medicine

Author: Bearhead, Charlene; Bearhead, Wilson; Mustooch. Chloe Bluebird (Illustrator)

Place of Publication: Winnipeg, MB

Publisher: HighWater Press

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 22 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series: Siha Tooskin knows

Subjects: First Nations; Indigenous Canadians; Child, Hospitalized; Medicine, Traditional; Intergenerational Relations; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: "When Siha Tooskin--Paul Wahasaypa--finds himself feeling ill, he learns that there are answers for him from the healing practices of his own people and from Western medicine. Nakota medicine gathered, prepared, and administered in ceremony and prayerWestern medicine measured and created in laboratories, yet they have some things in common. Discover with Paul as he learns more about where modern medicine#x1D; really comes from and how we can all benefit from Indigenous and Western healers as he seeks the best medicine for his own wellness."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781553798408

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WA300 C5 B368 2020

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Healing promise of Qi : creating extraordinary wellness through Qigong and Tai Chi

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Jahnke, Roger. Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books , c2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 J25 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Jahnke, Roger

Place of Publication: Chicago, IL

Publisher: Contemporary Books

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: xvii, 316 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Subjects: Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Breathing Exercises - popular works; Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques - popular works; Mental Healing - popular works; Tai Ji

ISBN: 0809295288

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 J25 2002

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Integrated cancer care : caring for the mind, body and spirit of people with cancer and their families

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Centre for Integrated Healing. [Vancouver, BC?]: Centre for Integrated Healing , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 C397 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Participant's guide to self-care, healthful nutrition, vitamins, supplements, complementary medical therapies and healing

Corporate Author: Centre for Integrated Healing

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Centre for Integrated Healing

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 67 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - diet therapy; Complementary Therapies; Mind Body Relations (Metaphysics); Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Centre for Integrated Healing; InspireHealth; Popular Work

Abstract: Participant's guide to self-care, healthful nutrition, vitamins, supplements, complementary medical therapies and healing

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 C397 2006

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Luschiim's plants : traditional Indigenous foods, materials and medicines

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Charlie, Luschiim Arvid, Turner, Nancy J. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB55 C478l 2021

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"In this unprecedented collection of botanical information, over 140 plants are categorized within their broad botanical groupings: algae and seaweeds, lichens, fungi and mushrooms, mosses and liverworts, ferns and fern-allies, coniferous trees, deciduous trees, shrubs and vines, and herbaceous flo…

Author: Charlie, Luschiim Arvid; Turner, Nancy J.

Place of Publication: Madeira Park, BC

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xiii, 274 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Ethnobotany; Plants, Medicinal; Medicine, Traditional; Indigenous Canadians; First Nations; British Columbia; Popular Work

Abstract: "In this unprecedented collection of botanical information, over 140 plants are categorized within their broad botanical groupings: algae and seaweeds, lichens, fungi and mushrooms, mosses and liverworts, ferns and fern-allies, coniferous trees, deciduous trees, shrubs and vines, and herbaceous flowering plants. Each entry is illustrated with a colour photo and includes the plant?s common, scientific and Hul'q'umi'num'; names; a short description; where to find it; and cultural knowledge related to the plant. Additional notes encompass plant use, safety and conservation; the linguistic writing system used for Hul'q'umi'num'; plant names; as well as miscellaneous notes from interviews with Luschiim." - Back cover

Notes: A Hul'q'umi'num' (Cowichan) Ethnobotany - Top of cover

ISBN: 9781550179453

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB55 C478l 2021

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Medicines to help us : traditional Métis plant use : study prints & resource guide

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Belcourt, Christi, Flamand, Rita (translator), Burnouf, Laura (translator), Richardson, Rose. Saskatoon, SK: Gabriel Dumont Institute , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB55 B427 2007

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Belcourt, Christi; Flamand, Rita (translator); Burnouf, Laura (translator); Richardson, Rose

Place of Publication: Saskatoon, SK

Publisher: Gabriel Dumont Institute

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xv, 80 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 23 cm

Subjects: Ethnobotany; Plants, Medicinal; Medicine, Traditional; Indigenous Canadians; First Nations; Popular Work; Pictorial Works

ISBN: 9780920915790

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB55 B427 2007

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Complete natural medicine guide to breast cancer : a practical manual for understanding, prevention and care

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Kaur, Sat Dharam. [Toronto, ON]: Robert Rose , 2003.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 K21c 2003

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Kaur, Sat Dharam

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Robert Rose

Publication Date: 2003

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control - popular works; Naturopathy - popular works; Alternative Medicine - popular works

ISBN: 0778800806

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 K21c 2003

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Native harvests : American Indian wild foods and recipes

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Kavasch, E. Barrie. Garden City, NY: Dover Publications , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 N9 K21 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This book is not just a recipe collection, but a passport to foraging and to surviving close to nature. It will tell you how to prepare familiar foods such as stuffed clams and corn chowder, but also how to fix clover soup, purslane salad, young milkweed spears, wild rice with hazelnuts and blueber…

Author: Kavasch, E. Barrie

Place of Publication: Garden City, NY

Publisher: Dover Publications

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: xxviii, 287 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: American Indian; Indigenous Peoples; Cooking; Medicine, Traditional; Cookbook; Popular Work

Abstract: This book is not just a recipe collection, but a passport to foraging and to surviving close to nature. It will tell you how to prepare familiar foods such as stuffed clams and corn chowder, but also how to fix clover soup, purslane salad, young milkweed spears, wild rice with hazelnuts and blueberries, fiddlehead stew, meadow mushroom pie, stewed wild rabbit with dumplings, spoon bread, acorn coffee, and witch hazel tea. Beautifully illustrated by the author (herself of American Indian descent), this book is also an invaluable manual on herbal medicines and ceremonial, sacred, and poisonous plants ? all written with acute sensitivity to and appreciation of Native American ways.

ISBN: 9780486440637

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Status: Processing

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 N9 K21 2005

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Held by the land: a guide to indigenous plants for wellness

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Joseph, Leigh. New York: Wellfleet Press , 2023.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB55 J83 203

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Joseph, Leigh

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Wellfleet Press

Publication Date: 2023

Physical Description: 192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Indigenous Peoples; Plants; Plant Preparations; Ethnobotany; Medicine, Traditional; Popular Work

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781577152941

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Status: Processing

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB55 J83 203

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How to prevent and treat cancer with natural medicine

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New York, NY: Riverhead Books , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 H847 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Murray, Michael

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Riverhead Books

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: xv, 415 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Alternative Medicine; Medicine, Herbal; Popular Work

ISBN: 1573222224

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 H847 2002

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Evidence-based medicine toolkit

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Heneghan, Carl, Badenoch, Douglas. Tavistock Square, London: BMJ Books , 2002.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB100 H498e 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Heneghan, Carl; Badenoch, Douglas

Place of Publication: Tavistock Square, London

Publisher: BMJ Books

Publication Date: 2002

Subjects: Evidence-Based Medicine - methods

ISBN: 0727916017

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WB100 H498e 2002

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Braiding sweetgrass for young adults : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants

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Kimmerer, Robin Wall, Gray Smith, Monique, Neidhardt, Nicole (ill.). Minneapolis, MN: Zest Books , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB55 K49 2022

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

"Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation" -- Provided by publisher

Author: Kimmerer, Robin Wall; Gray Smith, Monique; Neidhardt, Nicole (ill.)

Place of Publication: Minneapolis, MN

Publisher: Zest Books

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: 304 pages : illustrations; 21 cm

Subjects: First Nations; Plants; Plant Preparations; Ethnobotany; Medicine, Traditional; Nature; Ecology; Popular Work

Abstract: "Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation" -- Provided by publisher

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781728458991

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB55 K49 2022

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