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Encyclopedia
of Herbal Medicine: The Definitive Home Reference Guide to 550 Key Herbs with
all their Uses as Remedies for Common Ailments by Andrew Chevallier
Hardcover: 336 pages ISBN: 0789467836
Publisher: DK Publishing; Revised ed (Dec 2000) |
| This revised & updated
reference guide is even bigger and better than the original. Featuring more than 550
medicinal plants and the most current scientific research, this volume provides a
comprehensive guide to healing with herbs. A photographic index profiles over 550 plants,
with detailed information on habitat and cultivation, parts used, active constituents,
therapeutic properties, and traditional and current uses. A special section profiles 100
of the most common plants, featuring herbal preparations and recommendations for
self-treatment. Guidelines on growing, harvesting, and storing medicinal plants also
demonstrate making remedies for home use. |
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The
Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual
by James Green
Paperback: 384 pages ISBN: 0895949903
Publisher: Crossing Press (December 30, 2000) |
This guide discusses the entire
process of preparing herbal medicines at home, from methods of growing, gathering, and
drying herbs to different ways of extracting their vital essences and making healing
balms, lotions, and more. Recipes as well as clear instructions for making tintures,
lotions, extractions, decoctions, infusions, teas, salves, plus the proper use for each.
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Dr.
Earl Mindell's Natural Remedies for 150 Ailments
by Earl Mindell
Paperback: 312 pages ISBN: 1591201187
Publisher: Basic Health Pub (December 1, 2005) |
Updated and expanded, this
valuable book shows you how to stop turning to potentially harmful prescription and
over-the-counter medicines to ease your ailments--and to turn instead to Mother Nature for
safe, natural, and effective remedies to relieve troublesome health conditions.
"Dr. Earl Mindell's Natural Remedies for 150 Ailments" features the doctor's
favorite time-tested recipes for the treatment of various disorders including; Allergies;
Arthritis Pain; Backaches; Colds and Flu; Dandruff; Depression; Diabetes; Fatigue;
Fibromyalgia; Heartburn; Insomnia; Jet Lag; Memory Loss; Nausea; PMS; Psoriasis and
Eczema; Sprains and strains; Vertigo; Weight Loss; Yeast Infection & more. |
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Prescription
for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common
Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies
by Phyllis A. Balch
Paperback: 352 pages ISBN: 0895298694
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group (Jan 2002) |
| This book is divided into three
parts for easy reference. Part I discusses the basic principles of herbal medicine and
outlines the properties and characteristics of some 160 single herbs and 60 herbal
combination formulas. Part II describes more than 150 common disorders, conveniently
arranged in alphabetical order from acne to yeast infection, and names the herbal
therapies that can be used in the treatment of those conditions. Part III is a guide to
using various kinds of herbal and other alternative therapies. In addition, it includes
self-diagnostic tests and boxed insets throughout, which offer detailed information on a
wide variety of topics. |
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The
Herbal Drugstore: The Best Natural Alternatives to Over-the-Counter and
Prescription Medicines!
by Linda B. White, Steven Foster
Paperback: 624 pages ISBN: 1579547052
Publisher: Rodale Books (April 5, 2003) |
This is one of the most
comprehensive and well-written herbal guidebooks available. Compare mainstream drug
treatments and their herbal alternatives for close to 100 common health problems. You'll
find herbs that have the same healing powers as many prescription and over-the-counter
medications-- only they're cheaper and gentler, with few or no side effects.
Includes safety tips, dosage information, and how to make your own herbal remedies. It has
an alphabetized listing of ailments as well as extensive discussions of herbal remedies,
dosages, and ongoing treatments, plus a quick-glance chart of familiar ailments, with a
listing of commonly used drugs and herbal alternatives. Entries address minor ailments
such as a hangover to serious diseases like diabetes and Parkinson's disease. |
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Herbal
Remedies: A Quick and Easy Guide to Common Disorders and Their Herbal
Remedies
by Asa Hershoff N.D., Andrea Rotelli N.D.
Paperback: 368 pages ISBN: 0895299496
Publisher: Avery (March, 2001) |
| An essential reference to herbal
remedies for the most common ailments. Outlines basics of herbal cures, how to select
effective products, addresses the benefits of specific herbs, and lists more than 100
ailments and the most appropriate herbs for alleviating specific problems. A dosage
section offers a guide to each herb's source, dosage, and possible contraindications. |
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