Description
This comprehensive, full-color guide provides detailed, easy-to-follow instructions for making and the usage of approximately 250 herbal medicines at home, including practical tips and a lot of effective formulas developed and tested by the authors, both expert herbalists with years of experience. Readers who appreciate the health-giving properties of herbal medicines but are discouraged by the high price of commercial products can now make their very own preparations for a fraction of the price. The authors tell you the whole lot you want to find out about harvesting, preparing, and administering herbs in numerous forms, including fresh, bulk dried herbs, capsules, extracts in water, alcohol, glycerin, vinegar and oil, or even preparations like very important oils and flower essences. The book also covers topical applications of herbs as salves, lotions, poultices, tooth powders, ear drops and more, and includes an extensive chapter on herbal hydrotherapy.
