Grow It, Heal It: Natural and Effective Herbal Remedies from Your Garden or Windowsill
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1609615700 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Growing herbs at home allows readers to take an active role in their own health care.. Where there's a symptom, there's also a homegrown cure. Among the many benefits of growing do-it-yourself remedies, readers will discover the convenience of preparing healing potions and salves when they're most needed; the advantage of having organic, fresh, and high-quality herbs they've nurtured themselves; and how empowering it is to engage in self-care and why that's important to the healing process. Two of the nation's premiere herbalists share growing, harvesting, and healing advice in this easy-to-use and friendly guidebook for herbal newbies, featuring teas, tinctures, salves, poultices, compresses, and aromatherapy. With just a windowsill, container, or small space, it's easy to grow an instant herbal remedy. Whether it's a cough, heartburn, joint pain, or neuralgia, readers will discover how easy it is to treat 40 ailments and conditions using herbs and herbal preparations they grow and make themselves. With inspiration found in science, tradition, and modern herbalistic practices, Grow It, Heal It - by Christopher Hobbs and Leslie Gardner - touts the healing power of more than 50 herbsfrom anise hyssop to yerba mansa
Leslie Gardner has a master's degree in herbology, was garden manager at the California School of Herbal Studies (the oldest herb school in America) for 19 years, and has been the Director of the Sonoma County Herb Exchange (which supplies supplement manufacturers) for 13 years. About the AuthorChristopher Hobbs is a licensed acupuncturist and 4th-generation herbalist with 30 years of experience. They live in Davis, CA.. He teaches classes on herbal healing at universities and medical schools
Truly a great book to own if you are interested in medicinal Sarah Alba Mr. Hobbs led a walk, identifying plants, for the foraging group I am in and is just a storehouse of knowledge. I purchased this book after the walk, due to all of the valuable information stored in it. Truly a great book to own if you are interested in medicinal plants.. "Five Stars" according to Lottie A. McNicol. Great information in easy to read and understand form. Can't wait to start growing.. Well written! This book is easy to read and very comprehensive. It tells you now to grow, harvest, and use herbs. It covers some of my favorite herbs, ie., yarrow, St Johns Wort, comfrey, lemon balm, calendula, chamomileand many more. I made several herbal syrups from their recipes. These will be comforting and hea
Leslie Gardner has a master's degree in herbology, was garden manager at the California School of Herbal Studies (the oldest herb school in America) for 19 years, and has been the Director of the Sonoma County Herb Exchange (which supplies supplement manufacturers) for 13 years. They live in Davis, CA.. He teaches classes on herbal healing