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Healing Herbs Handbook

Author : Barbara Brownell Grogan

Publisher : Remedies for Natural Living

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 25,28 MB

Release : 2018

Category : Herbs

ISBN : 9781454928997

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Book Description

Naturally Healthy Today, more and more people are trying to live healthily and fight illness without resorting to the pharmacy--and they are turning to herbs to achieve their goal. This approachable handbook, with photographs for easy identification, helps you understand and take best advantage of herbal medicine. It first offers a brief introduction to the basics--such as choosing, growing, and preparing herbs. Then you will find descriptions of 60 herbs and what to use them for, and then 60 ailments that herbs can be used to treat, along with handy recipes. Authoritative and easy to use, Healing Herbs Handbook is your one-stop guide to herbal health.



The Practical Herbal Medicine Handbook

Author : Althea Press

Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.

Page : 372 pages

File Size : 16,55 MB

Release : 2014-11-30

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 1623153727

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Book Description

Harness the healing powers of herbal medicine with this handy reference guide for beginners. Learn how to grow your own herbs and make plant-based remedies with the definitive guide to herbal wellness. This herb remedies handbook teaches you to make your own natural medicines with over 100 DIY herbal treatments, a directory of over 44 healing herbs, and photo-illustrated step-by-step techniques. Learn to practice herbal medicine at home with this ultimate book of herbs and their uses. Inside, you'll find: A searchable index of herbs, their uses, properties, and other useful notes. Treatments for preventative care for seasonal allergies, common ailments like acid reflux, and mental health concerns like anxiety. Tips to work around common mistakes and debunk common misconceptions. Step-by-step techniques for buying, growing, and making herbal medicine. Make your own powerful herbal medicines with The Practical Herbal Medicine Handbook.



A Handbook of Native American Herbs

Author : Alma R. Hutchens

Publisher : Shambhala Publications

Page : 271 pages

File Size : 24,28 MB

Release : 1992-11-10

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 0834824221

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Book Description

The author of ‘the bible on herbalism’ returns with a portable guide on North American medicinal herbs—for the professional and amateur herbalist alike Based on the now-classic reference text Indian Herbalogy of North America, this illustrated pocket guide is the perfect companion for those eager to expand their knowledge of herbal healing. Through detailed descriptions and illustrations, Alma R. Hutchens walks readers through: • 125 of the most useful medicinal herbs found in North America, and their uses • How to create herbal remedies for common ailments • The herbal traditions of North America and other lands Entries include staples of folk medicine such as echinacea and slippery elm as well as common kitchen herbs—from parsley to thyme to pepper—whose tonic and healing properties are less widely known.



National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs

Author : Rebecca L. Johnson

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 388 pages

File Size : 11,65 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 142620700X

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Book Description

A resource organized by body system lists the key herbal remedies available, their uses, and cautionary advice, in a book that includes full-color photos, a glossary and several thematic indexes.



Healing Spices Handbook

Author : Barbara Brownell Grogan

Publisher : Recipes for Natural Living

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 10,1 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Herbs

ISBN : 9781454938729

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Book Description

Spices do more than just flavor food This introductory illustrated guide shows how spices can maintain optimal health and treat common ailments, and offers healing recipes. Easy to follow, approachable, and authoritative, this is the essential reference to using spices for maximum health and wellness. It's packed with practical information, including the benefits of spices, their history as natural remedies, creating spice blends, safety tips, common uses, and delivery systems. An A-Z guide of 40 spices identifies their preventative and curative potential, and each examination of 40 conditions features one or two spice-filled recipes to help you heal. Here's what healing spices can do for you Muscles, joint pain, and arthritis can be treated with cayenne, ginger, and turmeric. Garlic and onion can alleviate seasonal allergies. Fenugreek can regulate type 2 diabetes. Red pepper can ease a hangover. Juniper berries can help with a UTI. Sumac can treat skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, sunburn, acne, and allergic reactions.



Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible

Author : James A. Duke

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 554 pages

File Size : 18,8 MB

Release : 2007-12-26

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 0849382033

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Book Description

Readers have come to depend on Jim Duke's comprehensive handbooks for their ease of use and artful presentation of scientific information. Following the successful format of his other CRC handbooks, Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible contains 150 herbs listed alphabetically and by scientific name. Each entry provides illustrations of the plant, synonyms, notes, common names, activities, indications, dosages, downsides and interactions, natural history, and extracts. It includes Biblical quotes as well as comments on points of interest.



The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook

Author : James Green

Publisher : Crossing Press

Page : 385 pages

File Size : 28,58 MB

Release : 2000-09-01

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 0895949903

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Book Description

THE HERBAL MEDICINE-MAKER'¬?S HANDBOOK is an entertaining compilation of natural home remedies written by one of the great herbalists, James Green, author of the best-selling THE MALE HERBAL. Writing in a delightfully personal and down-home style, Green emphasizes the point that herbal medicine-making is fundamental to every culture on the planet and is accessible to everyone. So, first head into the garden and learn to harvest your own herbs, and then head into your kitchen and whip up a batch of raspberry cough syrup, or perhaps a soothing elixir to erase the daily stresses of modern life.



The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook

Author : James A. Duke

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 404 pages

File Size : 39,69 MB

Release : 2002-06-17

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 9780312981518

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Book Description

Offers advice on herbal healing, includes an encyclopedic review of health conditions that herbal medicine can help, and discusses 180 herbs with information on dosages, food and drug interactions, benefits, and side effects.



Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

Author : James A. Duke

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 893 pages

File Size : 12,90 MB

Release : 2002-06-27

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 1420040464

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Book Description

Still considered the definitive work on medicinal herbs and their uses after two decades, the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs has undergone a long-anticipated revision. In the second edition, world-renowned ethnobotanist James A. Duke provides up-to-date data on over 800 of the world's most important medicinal plant species. The book contains mo



Handbook of African Medicinal Plants

Author : Maurice M. Iwu

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 446 pages

File Size : 49,62 MB

Release : 2014-02-04

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 1466571985

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Book Description

With over 50,000 distinct species in sub-Saharan Africa alone, the African continent is endowed with an enormous wealth of plant resources. While more than 25 percent of known species have been used for several centuries in traditional African medicine for the prevention and treatment of diseases, Africa remains a minor player in the global natural