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Herbs for Home Treatment
A Guide to Using Herbs for First Aid and Common Health Problems
Herbs for Home Treatment
A Guide to Using Herbs for First Aid and Common Health Problems
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Description
A comprehensive guide to the use of herbal remedies to cure common ailments and improve your general health.
In Herbs for Home Treatment, Anna Newton explains the advantages of using herbs, and provides herbal remedies to cure common ailments and improve general health. She provides easy-to-follow instructions on creating your own apothecary with a small number of versatile herbs, as well as advice on everything from preventing and treating common illnesses to creating tinctures, oils and ointments.
This user-friendly guide contains detailed sections on how to deal with common illnesses, including problems of the digestive, respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems, and suggests essential herbs as well as those which are also useful to have in the cupboard. Anna offers advice on how to get the best out of herbs for general health, including how to maintain energy levels, slow the ageing process, increase stamina, revive libido, improve your mood and recover from a serious illness. She also shares information on dosages, possible allergies, and when to seek professional help. The guide also gives guidance on how to make a first-aid kit for when travelling abroad, and a list of retailers of herbs and professional herbalists.
If you want to look after your health, Herbs for Home Treatment gives you all you need to do so in a user-friendly way and will inspire you to create medicines from your own herbs.
Table of Contents
Part One: Opting for herbs
Why herbs?
How to get the best from this book
General precautions
Herbs and the environment
Tea, tincture or tablets?
Dosage
Choosing the right herbs for the situation
How to combine herbs
What if it doesn't work?
Part Two: Ailments and treatments
The circulatory system
The digestive system
The muscular and skeletal systems
The nervous system
The respiratory system
The skin
The urinary and reproductive systems
Part Three: Improving your vitality
Maintain good energy levels
Increase your mental and physical stamina
Revive your libido
Feel motivated and happy
Defy the ageing process
Make a full recovery from a serious illness
Part Four: Creating your own home apothecary
Buying from reputable sources
Growing your own herbs
Drying herbs
Making your own tinctures, infused oils, syrups and ointments
Part Five: Herbal first-aid kit for travelling
Travelling in Western countries
Travelling in remote and exotic places
Appendix 1 List of common and Latin herb names
Appendix 2 Glossary of actions
References
Bibliography
Resources
Product details
| Published | 18 May 2009 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 216 |
| ISBN | 9781907448768 |
| Imprint | Green Books |
| Illustrations | Black-and-white and colour plates |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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This book inspires and instructs with clarity and accuracy
Jekka McVicar
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This book is brilliant! Clear, concise and can be dipped into when specific information is required
Brian Hay, MD Culpeper UK
























