A Herbal Book of Making and Taking

A Herbal Book of Making and Taking
Author: Christopher Hedley
Publisher: Karnac Books
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2019-11-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1912807289

A distillation of thirty-five years of experience and experimentation, A Herbal Book of Making and Taking is a collection of essential wisdom for the aspiring herbalist. Put together by one of the most loved and respected teams in modern herbal medicine, the book is filled with clear, concise instructions and detailed recipes trialled over decades of practice. Originally intended as a teaching aid for herbal students, this is a comprehensive guide to the craft of medicine making for the modern herbalist. Including exercises and tasks for the interested student, the book covers everything from growing and harvesting herbs to using them in internal and external medicines. From infusions and tinctures to syrups, soups, and suppositories, this is a gift to future herbalists drawing on a lifetime of study.

A Herbal Book of Making and Taking

A Herbal Book of Making and Taking
Author: Christopher Hedley
Publisher: Karnac Books
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2019-11-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1912807289

A distillation of thirty-five years of experience and experimentation, A Herbal Book of Making and Taking is a collection of essential wisdom for the aspiring herbalist. Put together by one of the most loved and respected teams in modern herbal medicine, the book is filled with clear, concise instructions and detailed recipes trialled over decades of practice. Originally intended as a teaching aid for herbal students, this is a comprehensive guide to the craft of medicine making for the modern herbalist. Including exercises and tasks for the interested student, the book covers everything from growing and harvesting herbs to using them in internal and external medicines. From infusions and tinctures to syrups, soups, and suppositories, this is a gift to future herbalists drawing on a lifetime of study.

The Big Book of Backyard Medicine

The Big Book of Backyard Medicine
Author: Julie Bruton-Seal
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 980
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1510754628

The Most Thorough Compilation of Home Cures and Remedies Yet! Years ago, every household practiced natural healing by using what they had. Plants grow abundantly all over our roadsides, cities, and in your own backyard, and though once valued and widely used, they've fallen out of fashion over time as people forget the numerous medicinal uses at our fingertips. This book brings alternative medicine back to the forefront. Researched and written by a practicing medical herbalist and natural healer, and now with even more herbs and medicinal plants, The Big Book of Backyard Medicine is the basis for a veritable natural pharmacy that anyone can create. Featuring one hundred specific plants and their associated remedies, and fully illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, this book offers fascinating insights into the literary, historic, botanical, and global applications of common wild plants and herbs that can be used in medicines, including: Ash Chicory Dandelion Forget-me-not Gypsywort Horseradish Mint Red Poppy Thistle Wild carrot Willow And so much more! Anyone who wants to improve his or her health in a completely natural way will find this book to be an absolute must-have for his or her home—and garden.

The Herbalist's Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Beyond

The Herbalist's Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Beyond
Author: Carole Guyett
Publisher: Aeon Books
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2022-04-28
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1913504816

A comprehensive manual of holistic herbal therapeutics for pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. The book is based on the author's experience and knowledge gained during 35 years of clinical practice in the UK and Ireland, and is written for herbalists and herbal students, as well as birth-keepers, midwives, doulas and other health professionals. Packed with practical examples, the book describes the author's personal therapeutic approach, reflecting how herbs and a holistic approach can support women and their babies from the time of conception until the months following childbirth. The various stages of childbearing are clearly explained with details of conditions encountered in practice and the safe herbal treatments and supportive care that practitioners can provide. Throughout history, medicinal plants have played a significant role during childbearing, and the accessible and extensive material in this book aims to equip practitioners with the skills and confidence to continue this valuable age-old tradition.

Plant Medicine

Plant Medicine
Author: Christopher Hedley
Publisher: Aeon Books
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2023-07-25
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1913504387

A comprehensive compendium on the theory and practice of herbal medicine from expert herbalists Christopher Hedley and Non Shaw. This fundamental textbook draws on the wisdom of Christopher Hedley and Non Shaw, incorporating their belief in the importance of understanding herbal medicine in the context of living plants, and providing lived examples of how this can be used in the everyday practice of herbal medicine. Through these teachings, the book also acquaints readers with the rich legacy of Christopher and Non in Western herbal medicine. Drawing on Christopher's own approach to teaching herbalism, which was abundant with the importance of storytelling in learning, Plant Medicine is as fascinating as it is accessible, enriched with the depth of Christopher's own knowledge and warmth. The book is comprised of four parts: 'Roots' explores the history of plant medicine, investigating physiomedicalism and Galenic humoral medicine. The second section, 'Flowers', is a thorough, alphabetically ordered materia medica of the medicinal properties of individual plants, with properties, uses, preparations, dosage, cautions, and clinical uses of ninety-two plant medicines that Non and Christopher gathered over nearly two lifetimes. 'Fruits' provides information on how particular body systems and patient groups are treated therapeutically with herbal medicines, specifically covering the digestive, cardiovascular, nervous, urinary, musculoskeletal, endocrine, skin and immune systems. Finally, 'Seeds' concludes the book by inviting readers to consider going deeper and beyond their exploration of plant medicine, shifting their preconceptions of herbs to understand them on a more intimate level. Plant Medicine is a foundational text for all students and practitioners of herbal medicine, but it's wisdom and insight will also provide a guiding light for anyone seeking plant medicine as a way to reconnect to the abundance and beauty of nature.

Plants Matter

Plants Matter
Author: Luci Attala
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2023-08-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1837720509

Plants Matter explores how plants and people live together. This is not only a book about the importance of plants and how people use them, but it argues also that knowing the world is achieved-with plants. In addition to populating the landscape, plants alter human physiology in multiple material ways, through gatherings or through sensorial conversations using the chemistry of taste, perfume, colour, sound and textures. The chapters gathered in this volume offer a range of interdisciplinary perspectives that use ethnographic and ethnobotanical information to explore how the behaviours and capacities of certain plants around the world have enticed, excited and even seduced people to pay attention.

Backyard Medicine For All

Backyard Medicine For All
Author: Julie Bruton-Seal
Publisher: Skyhorse
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1510725954

There is a wealth of plants growing abundantly all over roadsides, cities, and in your own backyard; this coincides perfectly with alternative medicine and natural healing reaching into every facet of our lives. These plants have numerous medicinal uses that people have largely forgotten. Once valued and widely used, they’ve fallen out of fashion over time as they were bypassed by commercial medicine. A companion to the team’s previous book, Backyard Medicine for All will focus largely on medicinal plants that grow by roads or paths in the countryside or in the city. These nearby but often overlooked ecosystems are significant wild plant communities! This new book is packed with practical information on how to use fifty forgotten plants to cure all sorts of common ailments. Each chapter has an introductory section that puts the plant(s) into historical and botanical context, and its forgotten or traditional medicinal uses, as well as featuring current medicinal applications. Make your own herbal medicines to cure complaints from hayfever to headaches to insomnia. Clear, easy instructions and stunning photographs will guide you to leave the armchair and go out to utilize backyard medicine yourself!

The GIANT Book on Growing and Using Herbs

The GIANT Book on Growing and Using Herbs
Author: Dueep Jyot Singh
Publisher: Mendon Cottage Books
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2016-03-22
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1311288686

Table of Contents Introduction How to Lay Out a Herbal Garden Thinking of Layout Plans Making Paths Best Flower Choices Making a City Herbal Garden Making Leaf Mold Making Natural Organic Compost Feeding the Soil My Way of Planting Making Soil Beds Wooden Boxes as Plant Containers Window Boxes Other Containers Herb Growing Project for Children Suitable Herbs for Your Garden Perennials for herb borders and for beds Culinary and Beauty Uses of Herbs Elderflower Water Conserves Herbal wines Herbal Force Meat Stuffing Apple and Mint Jam The Power of Herbs Which Herbs to Grow Where Do You Grow Herbs? Best Soil for Herbs. Planning Your Garden Chessboard Garden Propagation of Herbs Growing through Cuttings Test – Have Roots Been Formed? Herb Plant Division Plant maintenance Harvesting Your Plants Root Plants Whole Plant Harvesting Leaves Harvesting Herbal Harvesting Flowers Harvesting Seed Harvesting Drying Your Herbs Herb Storing Using Herbs Herbal tips Bouquet Garni Omelet aux herbes fines Making Herb Tea Growing herbs on your window sill Knowing More about Herbal Plant Culture Some Important Herbs and How to Grow Them Basil [Ocimum basilicum] Chives [Allium schoenoprasum] Horseradish [Armorecia rusticana] Horseradish and Applesauce Root Cuttings Sweet Marjoram [Origanum majorana] Parsley Petroselinum crispum Fish Parsley First Method Second Method Fennel [Foeniculum vulgare] Mint Mint Chutney Herb Harvesting Herbal Teas Basil Tea Mint Tea Lavender Chamomile Medicinal Chamomile Tea Sweet Woodruff [Gallium odoratum] Sweet Cicely [Myrrhis odorata] Beneficial Herbs Knowing More about John Innes Compost How to Make Leaf Compost A Little Rant about Outdated Agricultural Practices Growing Herbs in Pots Marjoram- Origamum omites- leaves Thyme – Thymus vulgaris-Leaves Thyme Vinegar Chives –Allium choenoprasum –leaves Tarragon - Artemisia dracunculus – leaves. Fennel -Foeniculum vulgare–F.officinale – Leaves, Stem and Seed Shrub Permanents for Your Garden Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis Sage – Salvia officinalis Roses Rue –Ruta graveolens Artemisias –Artemisia pontica – the Roman wormwood Hair Growth Recipe Bay – The Roman Laurel –Laurus nobilis Winter Savory – Satureja Montana Medieval Sciatica Remedy Other Herb Garden Favorites Sorrel – Rumex acetosa Traditional Sorrel Sauce Tansy – Tanacetum vulgare Poppy – Papaver Orientale Clove Carnation – Dianthus caryophyllus Borage – Borago officinalis – leaves, flowers, and stems Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction The moment you hear the word “Herb” you visualize a soft stemmed plant, which is normally used in cookery, as well as in alternative medicine. These herbs used for millenniums have been an important part of our social traditional and religious fabrics all over the world. No one, without an interest in nature is not going to know more about Rosemary, sage, lavender, thyme, hyssop, basil, and other herbs put into use down the centuries.

Herbal Healing for Women

Herbal Healing for Women
Author: Rosemary Gladstar
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2017-04-18
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1501175556

Simple, safe, and effective herbal home remedies for women of all ages! From menstruation to menopause, learn how to prepare natural treatments for acne, PMS, morning sickness, hot flashes, yeast infections, and more. For centuries women have turned to herbs to cope with a wide variety of health problems and conditions. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, Herbal Healing for Women explains how to create remedies—including teas, tinctures, salves, and ointments—for the common disorders that arise in the different cycles of a woman's life. Covering adolescence, childbearing years, pregnancy and childbirth, and menopause, Rosemary Gladstar teaches how herbs can be used to treat the symptoms of conditions such as acne, PMS, morning sickness, and hot flashes. A complete women's health-care manual, Herbal Healing for Women discusses: -common disorders and the herbs that are effective for treating them -how to select and store herbs -preparation of hundreds of herbal remedies -an alphabetical listing of herbs, including a brief description of the herb, the general medicinal usage, and when necessary, warnings about potential side effects. By explaining the properties of specific herbs and the art of preparation, Rosemary Gladstar demonstrates not only how to achieve healing through herbs but good health as well.