Author: Richo Cech Publisher: ISBN: 9780970031235 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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An herbal medicine making book and formulary with its roots in original herbalism designed for home medicine makers, herbal schools and small manufacturers.
Author: Richo Cech Publisher: ISBN: 9780970031204 Category : Herbs Languages : en Pages : 0
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"A modern medicine making book and formulary with its roots in original herbalism designed for every medicinal herb gardener to cultivate the full potential of the plant-human relationship" -- publisher website (July 2007).
Author: Julie Bruton-Seal Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1510748067 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 479
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An Updated and Expanded New Edition of Backyard Medicine! Modern medicine is truly a blessing. Advances are made with astonishing speed every day, using both science and technology to make our lives longer and healthier. But if the era of modern medicine began less than two hundred years ago, how did people treat sickness and poor health before then? This book holds the answer. Researched and written by a practicing medical herbalist and natural healer, and now with even more herbs and medicinal plants, Backyard Medicine is the basis for a veritable natural pharmacy that anyone can create. Featuring more than 120 easily made herbal home remedies and fully illustrated with nearly three hundred color photographs, this book offers fascinating insights into the literary, historic, and global applications of fifty common wild plants and herbs that can be used in medicines, including: Comfrey Dandelion Honeysuckle Yarrow 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.
Author: Thomas Easley Publisher: North Atlantic Books ISBN: 162317080X Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 377
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The beloved best-selling classic for the modern herbalist—a definitive guide to 250 safe and effective herbal medicines, preparations, and single-herb remedies to make at home. This comprehensive, full-color guide offers detailed and easy-to-follow instructions for making and using approximately 250 all-natural DIY herbal medicines. With practical tips, in-depth preparation techniques, and an inside look at some of the authors’ own favorite formulas, The Modern Herbal Dispensatory walks beginners and advanced herbalists alike through: • The 12 major categories of herbs, from aromatic to sweet • Herbal preparations: the many ways to prepare and use herbs, from capsules and tinctures to standardized extracts and essential oils • Choosing the best dosage form for each category of herb • How to harvest, dry, and use fresh herbs • Extractions: terms, equipment, solvents, and calculations, plus how to extract herbs in water, alcohol, glycerin, and vinegar • Advanced techniques: like percolation extracts, fluid extracts, and soxhlet extracts • Preparations like oil-based extractions, topical applications, concentrates, lozenges, traditional Chinese methods, and more • Formulas and dosages: how to design herbal formulas and use herbs safely and effectively • Herbal insights and need-to-know wisdom, like why different preparations of the same herb affect the body differently; which herbs are medicinal when dry, but could be toxic when fresh; and why beginners typically see more potent results with formulations versus single-herb preparations The text includes multiple appendices, recommendations for further reading, in-depth full-color photo guides, and a helpful index. With advice on herbal preparations for 100+ illnesses and conditions and a comprehensive materia medica, The Modern Herbal Dispensatory is an enduring classic and beloved plant-medicine reference manual for herbalists, natural medicine practitioners, and anyone seeking safe, holistic, at-home care and inexpensive all-natural remedies.
Author: James Green Publisher: Crossing Press ISBN: 0895949903 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 385
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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.
Author: Iris F. F. Benzie Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1439807167 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 500
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The global popularity of herbal supplements and the promise they hold in treating various disease states has caused an unprecedented interest in understanding the molecular basis of the biological activity of traditional remedies. Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects focuses on presenting current scientific evidence of biomolecular ef
Author: David Hoffmann Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1594778906 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 1915
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A foundational textbook on the scientific principles of therapeutic herbalism and their application in medicine • A complete handbook for the medical practitioner • Includes the most up-to-date information on preparations, dosage, and contraindications • By the author of The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal Medical Herbalism contains comprehensive information concerning the identification and use of medicinal plants by chemical structure and physiological effect, the art and science of making herbal medicine, the limitations and potential of viewing herbs chemically, and the challenge to current research paradigms posed by complex plant medicines. It also includes information on toxicology and contraindications, the issues involved in determining dosage and formulation types for an individual, guides to the different measurement systems and conversion tables, and the pros and cons of both industrial and traditional techniques. With additional sections devoted to the principles of green medicine, the history of Western Herbalism, the variety of other medical modalities using medicinal plants, an extensive resource directory, and a discussion of treatments organized by body system, Medical Herbalism is the comprehensive textbook all students and practitioners of clinical herbalism need to develop their healing practices.
Author: Katja Swift Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN: 1939754941 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 553
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Learn to make natural remedies and heal yourself and your loved ones with Herbal Medicine For Beginners. Discover how to craft herbal remedies and treat common ailments with the easy-to-find herbs in Herbal Medicine for Beginners, and pursue a summer hobby that is both enjoyable and beneficial. Get the information and the instructions you need with this easy-to-navigate guide, featuring basic healing plants, techniques to prepare and preserve them, and methods to apply them. Learn how to heal with summer herbs and other medicinal plants with: Herbal medicine in four steps—what herbs you need, how to source and store herbs, how to work safely with herbal medicine, and how to make herbal remedies. Herb profiles—specific information about 35 essential plants, what each treats, and how to work with them. Remedies for common ailments—59 common ailments and 104 different herbal remedies; easy steps to treat different conditions with plants listed in the herb profiles section. Get the skills to confidently craft your own plant-based medicine with Herbal Medicine for Beginners.
Author: Richo Cech Publisher: ISBN: 9780970031280 Category : Languages : en Pages : 326
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In-depth cultivation of 20 rare species of medicinal herbs from North America. Seed planting, care of seedlings, nursery and field production, usage, technical statistics, ranges, zones and marketing.
Author: Stephen Harrod Buhner Publisher: ISBN: Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 256
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The historical use of plants by indigenous peoples is explored, and how this connects to universal experiences of the sacred in everyday life.
Author: Richo Cech
Author: Richo Cech
Author: Julie Bruton-Seal
Author: Thomas Easley
Author: James Green
Author: Iris F. F. Benzie
Author: David Hoffmann
Author: Katja Swift
Author: Richo Cech
Author: Stephen Harrod Buhner