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Healing herbs how to grow, store, and maximize their medicinal power

"Dig into the world of herbal medicine with this complete guide to cultivating and harvesting plants with healing properties. For thousands of years, people have been utilizing herbs and cultivating weeds found to speed the healing of wounds, soothe skin irritations, calm uneasy stomachs, and ward o...

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Main Authors: Cummings, Dede (Author), Holmes, Alyssa (Author)
Other Authors: Fahs, Barbara (author of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2017]
Subjects:
Herbs > Therapeutic use.
Medicinal plants.
Materia medica, Vegetable.
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Summary:"Dig into the world of herbal medicine with this complete guide to cultivating and harvesting plants with healing properties. For thousands of years, people have been utilizing herbs and cultivating weeds found to speed the healing of wounds, soothe skin irritations, calm uneasy stomachs, and ward off illnesses. In these pages, you'll learn the basics of gardening in your backyard or on your windowsill or porch. You'll also find profiles of useful herbs that are easy to grow or wildcraft, along with inspiring stories, medicine-making instructions, and recipes for your home medicine chest. Known to boost immunity, reduce blood pressure, aid digestion, and relieve arthritis among other medicinal properties, powerful plants such as garlic, Echinacea, yarrow, elderflower, mint, elecampane, and many more are included in this illustrated guide."--provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xi, 177 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 160) and index.
ISBN:9781510716100
1510716106
Author Notes:Dede Cummings is the author of The Organic Composting Handbook, The Good Living Guide to Beekeeping, and coauthor of The Medicinal Gardening Handbook. She is a publisher, book agent, avid gardener, and healthy living enthusiast. She lives in Brattleboro, Vermont, in a house built by her husband, Steve Carmichael.
Alyssa Holmes is an herbalist and the coauthor of The Medicinal Gardening Handbook. Her training includes studying with Rosemary Gladstar of Sage Mountain Herbs, Barbara Fahs on the Big Island of Hawaii, and the American Institute of Vedic Studies. Alyssa grows herbs and makes medicine for her clients and family on her homestead in Brattleboro, Vermont.

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