Encyclopedia Of Herbal Medicine: 550 Herbs and Remedies for Common Ailments

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Whether you're a natural health newbie or an experienced herbalist, this informative encyclopedia will be a treasured reference on your bookshelf for years to come. Healthcare should be free, and modern medicine needs to do a MUCH better job at meeting the needs of women and other marginalized groups.

However, the ever-growing pressure of balancing family life with a career makes way for an array of ailments, including stress and concern, not to mention a lot of today’s green-fingered gardeners simply lack time for growing herbs! Many of the herbs that I read about are described as diuretics, which makes me wonder if the plants themselves contain toxins that the body is trying to expel. Similarly, the author knows that we are all often underwhelmed by the response of traditional medidicine and that women inparticular tend to feel like our problems are not fully addressed. He is a fellow and past-president of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, and a member of the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy. However, the ever-growing pressure of balancing family life with a career leaves a lot of room for aches and ailments, including stress and anxiety, not to mention a lot of today’s green-fingered gardeners simply lack time for growing herbs!Containing over 900 entries of general disease conditions and corresponding herbal treatments, this book covers: therapeutic action, 550 monographs of medicinal plants, and the properties of herbs and preparations such as inctures, liquid extracts, poultices and essential oils. Summary: Offers a home reference guide to 550 key herbs with all their uses as remedies for common ailments. If you are using Adblock or another pop-up blocker, please disable it for a few minutes to complete your payment.

A best-selling encyclopedia of more than 560 herbs for common ailments, as well as for general health and wellbeingDiscover how to make and use natural remedies from home-grown herbs to improve your health and wellbeing. Whether you’re a natural health newbie or an experienced herbalist, the Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine is the unrivalled guide to natural healing, with practical recipes and advice you can trust.He is a fellow and former president of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, and a member of the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy. Both sections include 'Cautions' however I find these to be incredibly lacking as many plants in this book have multiple interactions and contraindications with both pharmaceuticals and herbal medicines and even regular food. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. Learn how to safely and effectively process the correct parts of the plants to encourage holistic and healthy healing. A month-to-month planner for cultivation, so you always know what and how to grow produce, no matter the season.

The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. From ginger to lavender and thyme to dandelion, learn about the chemistry of plants and how and why they work as medicines within the body. So, it plays to that - laying on the alternative/mother nature/a woman's craft to seduce us into thinking this is somehow better than regular medicine.Whether you're a natural health newbie or an experienced herbalist, the Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine is the unrivalled guide to natural healing, with practical recipes and advice you can trust. With this comprehensive encyclopedia of herbal medicine, you will discover nature's medicine in its purest form. An illustrated guide to 550 medicinal plants offers readers the most up-to-date scientific data on these miraculous gifts of nature, as well as information on how to prepare remedies to treat more than sixty common ailments.