Healing Herbs and Health Foods of the Zodiac

by Ada Muir

Once, every doctor was also an astrologer because knowledge of the zodiac was essential for diagnosing and curing illness. Healing Herbs and Health Foods of the Zodiac reclaims that ancient tradition. It covers the illnesses most often associated with each zodiacal sign, along with the herbs attributed to healing them. For example, common problems with Leos are heart affections, sore eyes, and cramping. The best-known plants associated with Leo include eyebright and marigold which can be used for sore eyes, and mistletoe, a tonic for nervous hearts.

- Discover the healing properties of seventy herbs and learn to identify them by sight.
- Purify and refine your physical body with the "cell salt" for your sign.
- Follow the correct steps for preparing teas, tinctures, cough drops, and salves.
- Learn the proper way to harvest and use dozens of different herbs.

This book also covers the cell salts for each zodiacal sign. Found in various fruits and vegetables, cell salts are necessary for health. For example, the cell salt of Libra is Sodium Phosphate. Found in celery, spinach, and figs, it maintains the balance between acids and alkalis.

Healing Herbs and Health Foods of the Zodiac by Ada Muir is a complete introduction on how to use herbs and plants for healing. Filled with illustrations of dozens herbs, this book is informative to read, delightful to look at, and a pleasure to own.

Genres: Nonfiction, Astrology, Health

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 1992

Reviews

[annie k]

I picked this up recently from my late friend’s personal library for some light reading as I am currently enrolled in an astro-herbalism course.

It is slightly outdated in terminology, but that’s easily forgiven considering when it was published (and republished for a portion of the book was previously published on its own).

My main issue with Llewelyn publications has always been the lack of editing. This title is no exception. Dropped words and letters (“simulate” and “stimulate” is a good example) can impact the reader’s understanding of the subject. Some publishers take this into account.

This is an easy and quick, albeit repetitive, read for folx interested in the link between astrology and the signs effects on human health and the herbs and foods which impact our health.

[♥Xeni♥]

I have to say, this little, tiny, short paperback book blew me away when I read it. I still think of it from time to time and the things I learned from it.

There were some fascinating theories on the Zodiac (Solar) and connection with people's bodies and what you eat.

I think what I loved the most was finally learning the proper way of drying and storing herbs!

[Sadistic]

Talks about herbs a lot and I stopped reading it after it kept going over and over things, if I need a reference I shall check this out from time to time.