The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal: Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies

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Nicole is recommending for a wide range of auto-immune conditions, after falling prey to MS herself at age 29! Discover relief the natural way—know which herbs can help your kid recover from common illnesses with these at-home remedies. A thorough and easy-to-use guide to keeping children healthy, including information about diet, herbs, and supplements. An in-depth discussion of adaptogens with detailed monographs for many adaptogenic, nervine, and nootropic herbs. You can become less reliant on the grid, combat the whims of the supply chain, and resist corporate greed.

Are you sick and tired of being given the same old pharmaceutical medications resulting in the same old side effects?Alongside the directory, the book features more than 70 recipes designed to heal the body from the inside out, all of which can be prepared in the comfort of your own kitchen! Throughout history, watercress has been valued for its versatility in the kitchen and its medicinal properties. As the need for effective, affordable health promotion and treatment increases, especially in the growing ageing population, there is demand for rigorous scientific examination of herbal medicines. An encyclopedic book of aromatherapy techniques addressing a range of applications, from clinical uses to perfumery to cosmetics.

Three of the top-selling botanical products, namely Ginkgo biloba, Allium sativum (garlic), and Panax ginseng, can be traced back to origins in TCM and are today used to treat various diseases ( Li, Jiang, and Chen 2008; Xutian, Zhang, and Louise 2009). According to a survey by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ( Barnes, Bloom, and Nahin 2008), herbal therapy or the usage of natural products other than vitamins and minerals was the most commonly used alternative medicine (18. Herbs and plants can be processed and can be taken in different ways and forms, and they include the whole herb, teas, syrup, essential oils, ointments, salves, rubs, capsules, and tablets that contain a ground or powdered form of a raw herb or its dried extract.One level teaspoonful of any powdered herb mentioned in this book may be steeped in a cup of hot water on the back of stove for 30 minutes. As interest in botanical medicine surges and the world’s population grows, medicinal plant sustainability is paramount. We’re bibliophiles through and through at the Chestnut School, and we read just about every herbal we can get our hands on.