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Good Living Guide to Natural and Herbal Remedies: Simple Salves, Teas, Tinctures, and More
This back-to-nature reference and herbal medicine making guide details effective herbal medicines and natural remedies for family health issues and first aid including stomach upsets, sore muscles, wound healing, teenage acne, allergic reactions, even herbs for arthritis. The body care section provides herbal recipes for skin care, (body oils, insect repellents and hair masks) and there are non toxic chemical free, home cleaning options and delicious food recipes which incorporate edible medicinal plants into ones diet.
Dive into the alchemy and art of herbal medicine preparations, receive safety tips, and perfect the techniques to create your own elixirs at home using the numerous recipes provided for tasty herbal infusions, tinctures, poultices, liniments, fomentations, herbal vinegars, salves, and herbal infused oils. Become familiar with using kitchen herbs and spices medicinally and learn how to prepare delicious herbal teas. Gain confidence and understand how to use plant medicine in your home in this valuable herbal medicine makers handbook.
Featuring over 40 medicinal plants including detailed descriptions and recipes for the use of Turmeric, Lavender, Nettles, Heartsease, Sweet Violet, Self Heal, Juniper and Sage; common kitchen herbs and even vegetables and also some lesser known medicinal plants such as Watercress, Daisy and Sunflowers!
This book is packed with herbal wisdom, traditional use, and just the right amount of science. Scattered throughout are reflections on how bodies heal, color photographs for plant identification and commentary on the natural world's role in facilitating healing through connection to spirit and building community.
Author Katolen Yardley has more than twenty years of experience as a Medical Herbalist and teaches courses in herbal medicine and naturopathy. Here she offers a simple, straightforward, and beautiful guide to natural remedies that will help you take charge of your health using nature's own medicine.
Dive into the alchemy and art of herbal medicine preparations, receive safety tips, and perfect the techniques to create your own elixirs at home using the numerous recipes provided for tasty herbal infusions, tinctures, poultices, liniments, fomentations, herbal vinegars, salves, and herbal infused oils. Become familiar with using kitchen herbs and spices medicinally and learn how to prepare delicious herbal teas. Gain confidence and understand how to use plant medicine in your home in this valuable herbal medicine makers handbook.
Featuring over 40 medicinal plants including detailed descriptions and recipes for the use of Turmeric, Lavender, Nettles, Heartsease, Sweet Violet, Self Heal, Juniper and Sage; common kitchen herbs and even vegetables and also some lesser known medicinal plants such as Watercress, Daisy and Sunflowers!
This book is packed with herbal wisdom, traditional use, and just the right amount of science. Scattered throughout are reflections on how bodies heal, color photographs for plant identification and commentary on the natural world's role in facilitating healing through connection to spirit and building community.
Author Katolen Yardley has more than twenty years of experience as a Medical Herbalist and teaches courses in herbal medicine and naturopathy. Here she offers a simple, straightforward, and beautiful guide to natural remedies that will help you take charge of your health using nature's own medicine.
310 pages, Hardcover
First published July 5, 2016
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July 29, 2021
4.5 stars
This is a great introduction to Herbal remedies from a Canadian source - which means easy access to most of the herbs.
Pros:
1. The first section provides a great introduction on how to use herbs and why, terminology, dosing, equipment and most importantly a REMINDER to write everything down!
2. The section on individual herbs (kitchen, garden respectively) is super informative and often contains recipes for both ingestion and traditional remedies
3. There is a great resource list at the back and all information is sourced. The author, Katolen Yardley is a respected Canadian Herbalist, so you are in good hands!
Cons:
1. Many of the recipe/tea blends don’t fully explain why certain other herbs work well together - which I always want to know.
2. Some of the recipe directions are very vague.
This is a great introduction to Herbal remedies from a Canadian source - which means easy access to most of the herbs.
Pros:
1. The first section provides a great introduction on how to use herbs and why, terminology, dosing, equipment and most importantly a REMINDER to write everything down!
2. The section on individual herbs (kitchen, garden respectively) is super informative and often contains recipes for both ingestion and traditional remedies
3. There is a great resource list at the back and all information is sourced. The author, Katolen Yardley is a respected Canadian Herbalist, so you are in good hands!
Cons:
1. Many of the recipe/tea blends don’t fully explain why certain other herbs work well together - which I always want to know.
2. Some of the recipe directions are very vague.
March 6, 2019
I am nust getting started with herbs as healing things. This was a good overview.
February 22, 2022
This book is well organized and contains herbal descriptions, uses, recipes, remedies, and colorful images to help you identify the various plants.
October 13, 2023
What a beautiful handy herb guide. The book provides information and recipes while not forgetting that colorful photos are beneficial to the reader.
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