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]
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245 1 0 |a Healing herbs :  |b how to grow, store, and maximize their medicinal power /  |c Dede Cummings and Alyssa Holmes ; foreword by Barbara Fahs. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 160) and index. 
505 0 |a Foreword / by Barbara Fahs -- Introduction -- Meet the plants -- Cultivating the medicinal garden -- Urban medicinal gardening -- From harvest to storage -- Simple herbal medicines & home remedies -- Conclusion -- Appendices. 
520 |a "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. 
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