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Author: Jim Long
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 65
ISBN-13: 1580170757
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA lavish book offering step-by-step instructions for creating herbal-scented pillows for custom-made dreams.
Author: Editors at Reader's Digest
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2016-04-12
Total Pages: 939
ISBN-13: 1621453154
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis beautifully illustrated, complete guide to herbs unlocks the secrets of these wonder plants—from planting and harvesting to cooking and storing—including their health benefits. Now you can discover the joy and pleasure of growing your own herbs—for spicing up meals, creating crafts, treating ailments, and more. In this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated herbal guide you’ll find information on their history, cultivation, propagation, and harvesting, along with a wealth of great ideas for using herbs everyday in a variety of ways. This guide unravels the mysteries of these versatile plants, with savvy tips and simple formulas for maximizing their powers. Did you know? · Mint can repel ants, flies, mice, and moths · Garlic can seriously lower cholesterol · Chives, fennel, tarragon, thyme, oregano, and winter savory are perennials · Rosemary was used in the Middle Ages for its tranquilizing effects, and it is still a digestion aid Known for alleviating common ailments, herbs are an ancient natural wonder—herbs are hotter than ever. Extremely informative and fascinating, this book will help you find which herb can treat various complaints. Throughout the guide are instructions for bursting-with-flavor recipes, health-care products, decorative craft ideas, insect repellents, cosmetics, cleaning agents, and much more.
Author: Kim Walker
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2018-06-25
Total Pages: 548
ISBN-13: 0857835866
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHerbs are quite literally everywhere; it is only our ability to recognise their value that has been lost. Vicky and Kim explore the traditional uses of herbs combined with a modern and scientific understanding of a truly holistic approach so that you can use herbs to treat ailments and improve your general wellbeing. The book contains fascinating information about herbs with suggestions of what each herb can be used for. Did you know that daisies infused in oil can be used to reduce bruises? That roses can help grieving and anxiety? Or that elderflower cordial can bring down a temperature? There is also an introduction to each of the body's systems (nervous, respiratory etc.) and which herbs are best for treatments. And of course, the book is peppered with vinegars, balms, oils, tinctures, creams, lotions and syrups to create your own little herbal health kit. Vicky and Kim also encourage people to reconnect with their local environment in addition to growing herbs in their gardens or windowsills. An all-encompassing guide for the beginner, The Handmade Apothecary is filled with guidance, useful tips and tried-and-tested recipes that will inspire people to make their own remedies. Also by Vicky Chown and Kim Walker: The Herbal Remedy Handbook
Author: Betty Oppenheimer
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780882669830
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHerb lovers can create herbal body creams, herb-printed notecards, herbal vinegar, an herb drying rack, and much more. Two-color. Line drawings.
Author: Stephanie Rose Bird
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780738702759
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTracing the magical roots of "hoodoo" back to West Africa, the author provides a history of this nature-based healing tradition and offers practical advice on how to apply hoodoo magic to everyday life.
Author: Susun S. Weed
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781888123036
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCalled "my menopause bible" by half a million women, the best book on menopause is now better. Originally published in 1992 and still a top best-seller. Completely revised with 100 new pages. Susan S. Weed (author of the best-sellers Breast Cancer. Breast Health! the Wise Woman Way, Wise Woman Herbal for the childbearing Year, and Healing Wise) has completely rewritten this classic after listening to over 20,000 women talk about menopause and what works for them. All the remedies women know and trust plus hundreds of new ones. New Sections on thyroid health fibromyalgia, hairy problems, male menopause, and herbs for women taking hormones. Recommended by Susan Love MD and Christiane Northrup MD. Introduction by Juliette de Bairacli Levy. Beautifully illustrated, superbly indexed, wrapped in the healing cloak of the Ancient Ones, this is a book for owen of all ages who want strong bones, healthy hearts, and a long, joyous life without hormones.
Author: Jim Long
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781580171830
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe only book of its kind, BODY CARE JUST FOR MEN includes easy, make-at-home herbal formulas for everything from aftershaves and sore muscle soaks to treatments for buises, sprains, bites, and abrasions. Author Jim Long also presents natural remedies for hair troubles, libido and prostate woes, athlete's foot, body and foot odors, and common skin problems. Healthful mixes for sports drinks, cough syrup, sore throat gargle, and massage oils round out this comprehensive guide.
Author: The New York Botanical Garden
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Published: 2022-02-22
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1524759139
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHerbal Handbook is a charming, information-packed guide to 51 herbs and their uses illustrated with rare botanical art from the renowned archives of The New York Botanical Garden. Did you know that woodruff was used as a room freshener in the Middle Ages; that crushed bergamot leaves can soothe bee stings; and that dried fenugreek seeds were found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen? Herbs are magical, and their uses myriad. Inside Herbal Handbook are fifty-one herbs portrayed in words and rare botanical art curated by experts at The New York Botanical Garden. Some, like saffron, are treasured and rare; others, like purslane, grow by the roadside. They all have a place—in the garden, in the kitchen, in the bed or the bath. Use Herbal Handbook to explore their history, how to grow them, and how they were used in the past and present. Then bring them into your daily life; each herb’s profile offers a recipe or project that highlights its unique properties. So cleanse your face with calendula when you wake up, sip a bergamot tea at breakfast, have a lovage tuna sandwich for lunch, and mix a caraway cocktail at the end of the day. Let Herbal Handbook delight your senses as they have done to others for thousands of years.
Author: Elise McDonough
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2012-03-21
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 1452101337
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents recipes that feature cannabis as an ingredient, along with an introduction that covers topics such as the difference between hemp and cannabis, the plant's potency when eaten, different strains, and its fat content.
Author: Rosemary Gladstar
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-05-06
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1612124305
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTreat stress, anxiety, depression, and more with simple herbal remedies that calm your mind, build a healthy nervous system, and promote lasting peace. In this informative guide, renowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar profiles 21 herbs proven to be effective at soothing common ailments like insomnia, panic attacks, skin conditions, and migraines. With simple directions for making herbal mixtures that can be used in delicious teas, tinctures, and capsules, Gladstar shows you how to harness the power of nature to achieve a more relaxed and fulfilling life.
