Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide
33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use
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- On Sale
- Apr 30, 2012
- Page Count
- 224 pages
- Publisher
- Storey
- ISBN-13
- 9781603428293
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Learn how to grow, harvest, prepare, and use the 33 most common and versatile healing plants, including peppermint, chamomile, basil, and ginger, in this bestselling book from the godmother of modern herbalism.
With this introductory handbook, you’ll see how easy it can be to make your own natural remedies for life’s common ailments. Legendary herbalist Rosemary Gladstar profiles 33 common medicinal plants and includes advice on growing, harvesting, preparing, and using herbs in tinctures, oils, creams, teas, and more.
Stock your medicine cabinet full of all-natural, low-cost herbal remedies:
- Craft a soothing aloe lotion after an encounter with poison ivy.
- De-stress with a calming chamomile bath.
- Brew a cup of basil tea for stubborn headaches.
- Ease coughs and colds with thyme syrup.
- Make a dandelion-burdock tincture to fix sluggish digestion.
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“The goal of this beginner's guide is to teach readers how to identify and cultivate medicinal herbs and then use them to create healing oils, salves, tonics and more. Whether your passions lie in gardening, crafting or natural health, you'll find this a wonderful addition to your home library." — Urban Farm“Rosemary Gladstar is one of the most influential herbalists.”
— Natural Health Magazine
“Rosemary has graced the reader with her knowledge, experience, and love of herbs.”
— Dr. Mary Bove, Naturopathic Physician
“In this empowering book, Rosemary teaches about using healing herbs with a thankful heart.”
— Michael Phillips, Author of The Holistic Orchard
“For those new to using herbs medicinally, Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide is the perfect entry, with easy recipes, preparation basics and growing know-how. A compilation of the insights and wisdom gained from a lifetime of practice using medicinal herbs … highly useful for anyone wishing to bring herbs into their life.” — HerbalGram: The Journal of the American Botanical Council
"This expert herbalist always offers exert advice ... Anyone can prepare her tried and true, yet always effective, recipes." ― The Essential Herbal
“One of the most-trusted and well-respected herbalists of our time, Rosemary Gladstar, teaches readers how to grow, harvest, prepare, and use 33 of her favorite herbs in this new title. ... this book is a must-read for every budding herbalist." ― Taste for Life
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