Craft a soothing aloe lotion after an encounter with poison ivy, make a dandelion-burdock tincture to fix sluggish digestion, and brew up some lavender-lemon balm tea to ease a stressful day. In this introductory guide, Rosemary Gladstar shows you how easy it can be to make your own herbal remedies for life&rsquo;s common ailments. Gladstar profiles 33 common healing plants and includes advice on growing, harvesting, preparing, and using herbs in healing tinctures, oils, and creams. Stock your medicine cabinet full of all-natural, low-cost herbal preparations.

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A comprehensive and lushly photographed guide to growing and using healing plants, including recipes, from the founder of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine This is the ultimate reference for anyone looking to bring the beauty and therapeutic properties of plants into their garden, kitchen, and home apothecary. Both informative and accessible, it covers how to plan your garden (including container gardening for small spaces); essential information on seed propagation, soil quality, and holistic gardening practices; 30 detailed profiles of must-know plants (including growing information, medicinal properties, and how to use them); foundational principles of herbalism; step-by-step photographic tutorials for preparing botanical medicine and healing foods; and 70 recipes for teas, tinctures, oils, salves, syrups, and more. Packed with sumptuous photography, this book will appeal to home gardeners who want to branch out to culinary and medicinal herbs, home cooks and those interested in natural wellness, and novice and skillful herbalists alike.

That's not a weed--it's herbal medicine! Learn to use wild plants and herbs for food and DIY remedies in this illustrated guide from two expert herbalists. Millions of people are interested in natural and holistic health, yet many are missing out on the key ingredient: Nature itself! Rekindle your connection with the earth as you craft your own herbal medicine with 75 delicious recipes and powerful healing remedies. Herbalists&nbsp;Rosalee de la For&ecirc;t&nbsp;and&nbsp;Emily Han&nbsp;expertly guide you through the benefits of two dozen of the most important and commonly found wild plants-many of which you can easily grow in your own garden, if foraging isn't right for you. Detailed illustrations and beautiful photography ensure that you won't make a plant-identification misstep as you learn how to tend and properly harvest the plant medicine growing right in your own neighborhood. After reading&nbsp;Wild Remedies, you'll never look at your backyard, a public park, or any green space in the same way again. Instead of "weeds," you'll see delicious foods like Dandelion Maple Syrup Cake, Nettle Frittata, and Chickweed Pesto. You will revel in nature's pharmacy as you make herbal oils, salves, teas, and many more powerful remedies in your own kitchen.

&ldquo;An incredibly thorough guide for identifying, harvesting, and utilizing medicinal plants.&rdquo; &mdash;Dr. Deborah Frances RN, ND Naturopathic physician, herbalist, author, and lecturer In&nbsp;Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants, Scott Kloos is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using 120 of the region&rsquo;s most powerful wild plants. You&rsquo;ll learn how to safely and ethically forage, and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines including teas, tinctures, and salves. Plant profiles include clear, color photographs, identification tips, medicinal uses and herbal preparations, and harvesting suggestions. Lists of what to forage for each season makes the guide useful year-round. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers, naturalists, and herbalists in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and northern California.

Did you know there&rsquo;s a powerful herbal medicine chest in your kitchen? Imagine being prepared for that next cold, scrape, headache, digestive issue, stressful day, or sleepless night with simple ingredients from your cupboard. Instead of pills, reach for:Cinnamon Tea to soothe your throat . . . Garlic Hummus to support your immune system . . . Ginger Lemon Tea for cold and flu symptoms . . . Cayenne Salve to relieve sore muscles . . . Cardamom Chocolate Mousse Cake for heart health . . . A glass of Spiced Cold Brew Coffee as a powerful antioxidant . . . Alchemy of Herbs&nbsp;will show you how to transform common ingredients into foods and remedies that heal. What were once everyday flavorings will become your personal kitchen apothecary. While using herbs can often seem complicated or costly, this book offers a way to learn that&rsquo;s as simple and inexpensive as cooking dinner. With the guidance of herbalist Rosalee de la For&ecirc;t, you&rsquo;ll understand how to match the properties of each plant to your own unique needs, for a truly personalized approach to health for you and your family. In addition to offering dozens of inspiring recipes, Rosalee examines the history and modern-day use of 29 popular herbs, supporting their healing properties with both scientific studies and in-depth research into herbal energetics. Grow your knowledge of healing herbs and spices and start using nature&rsquo;s pharmacy to feed, heal, and nurture your whole family!

Discover the amazing natural healing powers of bone broth, the ancient cure-all that is making waves as today's newest health food trend. The miracle broth has been said to heal inflammation, improve skin, aid digestion, and strengthen joints, among a long list of other wellness benefits. While hotspots from New York City to Portland are dishing out cups of bone broth for upwards of $9 a piece, it is surprisingly inexpensive and easy to make at home&mdash;and with this simple cookbook in hand, it is an accessible and rewarding additional to any diet.
This bone-a fide guide will give you everything you need to enjoy the nourishing benefits of bone broth, with:
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<li>20 go-to bone broth recipes to start enjoying today</li>
<li>Dozens of inspired broth-based recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner</li>
<li>An easy-to-understand overview of the health benefits of broth</li>
<li>Remedies for the common flu, joint pain, fatigue, inflammation, and much more</li>
<li>Helpful tips to incorporate bone broth into your everyday diet</li>
<li>A handy conversion chart to go from stovetop to slow cooker to pressure cooker</li>
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Easy-to-follow and straightforward, the recipes and tips in this book will put you on a sustainable path to health and wellness.

The follow-up book to the hugely best-selling&nbsp;Nourishing Traditions, which has sold over 500,000 copies, this time focusing on the immense health benefits of bone broth by the founder of the popular Weston A Price Foundation. Nourishing Broth: An Old-Fashioned Remedy for the Modern World Nourishing Traditions&nbsp;examines where the modern food industry has hurt our nutrition and health through over-processed foods and fears of animal fats. Nourishing Broth will continue the look at the culinary practices of our ancestors, and it will explain the immense health benefits of homemade bone broth due to the gelatin and collagen that is present in real bone broth (vs. broth made from powders). Nourishing Broth will explore the science behind broth's unique combination of amino acids, minerals and cartilage compounds. Some of the benefits of such broth are: quick recovery from illness and surgery, the healing of pain and inflammation, increased energy from better digestion, lessening of allergies, recovery from Crohn's disease and a lessening of eating disorders because the fully balanced nutritional program lessens the cravings which make most diets fail. Diseases that bone broth can help heal are: Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Psoriasis, Infectious Disease, digestive disorders, even Cancer, and it can help our skin and bones stay young. In addition, the book will serve as a handbook for various techniques for making broths-from simple chicken broth to rich, clear consomme, to shrimp shell stock. A variety of interesting stock-based recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner from throughout the world will complete the collection and help everyone get more nutrition in their diet.

Promote vibrant health and radiant beauty, soothe everyday ailments, and ease persistent stress with these simple, natural cures for everything from dry skin and infant colic to cold symptoms and insomnia. Renowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar provides 175 proven therapies and herbal remedies that are easy to prepare and safe enough for children. &nbsp;Offering a potent and effective alternative to commercial pharmaceuticals, Gladstar will inspire you to nurture yourself and those you love with nature&rsquo;s healing herbs.&nbsp;

Expert herbalist Maria No&euml;l Groves has advice for budding herb gardeners: grow just what your body needs! In&nbsp;Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies,&nbsp;Groves provides 23&nbsp;garden plans specially tailored to address the most common health needs, along with simple recipes for using each group of herbs. Discover&nbsp;the three to six herbs that are most effective for what ails you, whether you&rsquo;re seeking&nbsp;headache relief,&nbsp;immune support, stress relief, or&nbsp;a simple daily tonic. For chronic stomach problems, marshmallow, plantain, rose, fennel, and calendula make the perfect medicine, with recipes for&nbsp;tummy tea and gut-healing broth. Groves teaches you&nbsp;how to plant, harvest, and care for each medicinal herb, and in&nbsp;all of her plant suggestions, she emphasizes safe, effective, easy-to-grow herbs that provide abundant harvests&nbsp;and can be planted in containers or garden beds.

&ldquo;Perfect for anyone just beginning in herbal medicine.&rdquo; &mdash;Mother Earth Living&nbsp; Start your path to natural wellness with the safe, trusted advice found in&nbsp;The Herbal Apothecary. With the guidance of naturopath JJ Pursell, you will learn how to safely create your own remedies using plants you know and love. Incorporating traditional wisdom and scientific information,&nbsp;The Herbal Apothecary&nbsp;provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to plant-based medicine. It features profiles of the 100 of the most important medicinal plants that include information on medicinal uses, identification and cultivation, and recipes for common concerns. Additional information includes step-by-step instructions for making herbal teas, tinctures, compresses, salves, and more. This comprehensive guide includes&nbsp;treatments for men, women, and children that address a variety of concerns including muscle strain, the flu, the common cold, insomnia, anxiety, and much more.&nbsp;

&ldquo;This incredible, in-depth, and easy-to-access resource is a must for all of us who wish to learn more about healing ourselves through the plant world.&rdquo;&nbsp;&mdash;Shiva Rose, actress, activist, and founder of&nbsp;The Local Rose JJ Pursell, the bestselling author of&nbsp;The Herbal Apothecary, is back with a complete, one-stop resource for herbal remedies that heal and nurture the whole family.&nbsp;Master Recipes from the Herbal Apothecary&nbsp;offers safe, trusted natural remedies written by a board-certified naturopathic physician. It starts with master recipes for tinctures, salves, teas, capsules, oils, washes, and more. Once you understand&nbsp;how to make these basic formulations, you can&nbsp;access the more than 375 specific recipes that address a range of health concerns from the common cold and headaches to insomnia and digestive issues. Comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and beautifully packaged,&nbsp;Master Recipes from the Herbal Apothecary&nbsp;will become your go-to guide for&nbsp;sustained health and wellness.

Taking medicine just got a whole lot sweeter! Honey is well known for its healing properties. When infused with the additional benefits of medicinal herbs and fruits, it turns natural remedies that can be unpleasant tasting into a treat to take. Author Dawn Combs makes these traditional herbal honeys &mdash; called &ldquo;electuaries&rdquo; &mdash; and has created her own formulations for addressing a variety of common health ailments. With&nbsp;Sweet Remedies, readers will learn her methods for making electuaries in their home kitchens, using recipes that range from Ache Ease and Sleep Well to Heartful&nbsp;and Calcium for Kids, along with instructions for making simple honey infusions and oxymels &mdash; a combination of herbs, honey, and vinegar. Additional recipes offer creative ways to get a daily dose of healing by using herbal honeys in no-bake cookies, smoothies, cocktails, candies, and more. &nbsp;For those with access to the hive, Combs includes an overview of other bee-produced products with healing properties &mdash; including pollen, propolis, and royal jelly &mdash; and offers advice on how to harvest them sustainably.

Treat Ailments the Natural Way with Plants and Herbs from Your Yard Your garden or neighborhood could hold all the plants and herbs you need to treat everything from respiratory issues to nerve pain to colic using natural remedies that are just as good for your body as they are for the environment.&nbsp;The Backyard Herbal Apothecary&nbsp;is packed to the brim with information on 50 different plants, recipes for 56 remedies and beautiful photography on every page. Devon Young, founder of the holistic lifestyle blog Nitty Gritty Life, is a trained herbalist and is well practiced in developing and implementing herbal remedies. As a result, each of Devon&rsquo;s recipes is a natural and effective tonic for your health concerns. Use cottonwood to make a salve for achy joints, heal minor bumps and bruises with the common yard daisy, infuse some nettle to make an allergy&ndash;season combating tincture and so much more, all using safe and locally foraged plants. Poignant, captivating writing awakens the senses as you learn about the healing quality of each plant and discover how to grow and forage plants and herbs in a safe and sustainable way.

Where cooking and baking traditions meet contemporary flavors&mdash;120 deeply nourishing, seasonal recipes and a guide to the plants and traditional preserving techniques that inspire them. Sarah Owens is a horticulturalist, baker and a cook with an insatiable curiosity for global food traditions. Her reverence for plants fuels her passion for bringing out their best flavors in the kitchen. In&nbsp;Heirloom&nbsp;she presents ingredient-focused cooking and bread baking that emphasizes sourcing quality ingredients and relies on traditional techniques that extend the use of in-season produce and fresh food. Organized into two parts, you'll discover the building blocks for inspired food. Part One explores traditional preservation techniques from fermenting and pickling to dehydrating, working with sourdough, and making broth, butter, yogurt, and whey. Part Two becomes a full expression of ingredients and techniques: recipes that are nourishing, flavorful, and satisfying. With recipes that layer flavors in rich and unique ways and that reflect the seasons, the dishes here are comforting, surprising, and give a feeling of abundance.&nbsp;Heirloom&nbsp;is a personal book that shares Owens' unique perspectives and stories on food.

<h2>My favorite health/cooking book! This is a must have with a wealth of information!! -Dr. Nate</h2>
This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels.
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Sally Fallon dispels the myths of the current low-fat fad in this practical, entertaining guide to a can-do diet that is both nutritious and delicious.
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<h2>Nourishing Traditions will tell you:</h2>
1. Why your body needs old fashioned animal fats
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2. Why butter is a health food
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3. How high-cholesterol diets promote good health
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4. How saturated fats protect the heart
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5. How rich sauces help you digest and assimilate your food
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5. Why grains and legumes need special preparation to provide optimum benefits
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6. About enzyme-enhanced food and beverages that can provide increased energy and vitality
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7. Why high-fiber, lowfat diets can cause vitamin and mineral deficiencies
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Topics include the health benefits of traditional fats and oils (including butter and coconut oil); dangers of vegetarianism; problems with modern soy foods; health benefits of sauces and gravies; proper preparation of whole grain products; pros and cons of milk consumption; easy-to-prepare enzyme enriched condiments and beverages; and appropriate diets for babies and children.

Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use

Herbal Remedy Books

The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies

Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine

Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 120 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness (Medicinal Plants Series)

Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies That Heal

Bone Broth: 101 Essential Recipes & Age-Old Remedies to Heal Your Body

Nourishing Broth: An Old-Fashioned Remedy for the Modern World

Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health: 175 Teas, Tonics, Oils, Salves, Tinctures, and Other Natural Remedies for the Entire Family

Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies: How to Create a Customized Herb Garden to Support Your Health & Well-Being

The Herbal Apothecary: 100 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them

Master Recipes from the Herbal Apothecary: 375 Tinctures, Salves, Teas, Capsules, Oils, and Washes for Whole-Body Health and Wellness

Sweet Remedies: Healing Herbal Honeys

The Backyard Herbal Apothecary: Effective Medicinal Remedies Using Commonly Found Herbs & Plants

Heirloom: Time-Honored Techniques, Nourishing Traditions, and Modern Recipes

Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats