Description
Book SynopsisHerbs for Home Treatment is a comprehensive guide to the use of herbal remedies to cure common ailments and improve your general health. It includes advice on:
- preventing and treating common illnesses
- creating your own tinctures, oils and ointments
- maintaining your energy levels and increasing your mental and physical stamina
- basic herbs to have at home, and those that are useful but not essential
- assembling a first-aid kit for travelling, both in Europe and more remote areas
- where to buy good-quality herbal products and find a professional herbalist.
There are detailed sections on the common problems of the digestive, respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems, as well as chapters on slowing down the ageing process, reviving libido and recovering from a serious illness.
If you want to look after your own health, Herbs for Home Treatment gives you all you need to do so in a user-friendly way and will inspire you to create your own medicines from your own herbs.
Trade Review'This book inspires and instructs with clarity and accuracy' * Jekka McVicar *
'This book is brilliant! Clear, concise and can be dipped into when specific information is required' * Brian Hay, MD Culpeper UK *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part one: Opting for herbs Chapter 1 Why herbs? Chapter 2 How to get the best from this book Chapter 3 General precautions Chapter 4 Herbs and the environment Chapter 5 Tea, tincture or tablets? Chapter 6 Dosage Chapter 7 Choosing the right herbs for the situation Chapter 8 How to combine herbs Chapter 9 What if it doesn’t work? Part Two: Ailments and treatments Chapter 10 The circulatory system Chapter 11 The digestive system Chapter 12 The muscular and skeletal systems Chapter 13 The nervous system Chapter 14 The respiratory system Chapter 15 The skin Chapter 16 The urinary and reproductive systems Part Three: Improving your vitality Chapter 17 Maintain good energy levels Chapter 18 Increase your mental and physical stamina Chapter 19 Revive your libido Chapter 20 Feel motivated and happy Chapter 21 Defy the ageing process Chapter 22 Make a full recovery from a serious illness Part Four: Creating your own home apothecary Chapter 23 Buying from reputable sources Chapter 24 Growing your own herbs Chapter 25 Drying herbs Chapter 26 Making your own tinctures, infused oils, syrups and ointments Part Five: Herbal first-aid kit for travelling Chapter 27 Travelling in Western countries Chapter 28 Travelling in remote and exotic places Appendix 1 List of common and Latin herb names Appendix 2 Glossary of actions References Bibliography Resources
