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A comprehensive guide to the identification, uses, and healing properties of 300 herbs, this revised edition provides detailed descriptions, medicinal applications, and preparation methods for each herb, making it an essential resource for herbalists, gardeners, and anyone interested in natural remedies.
Jeanne details the aromatic world in a new light! In this book she combines ancient and modern biochemical knowledge with decades of her own hands-on involvement in aroma and body products, natural cosmetics, and medicines to make a wonderful whole.
475 Herbal and Aromatherapy Recipes is a herbal formulary written by Demetria Clark. Find recipes for over 475 herbal and aromatherapy formulas. This book includes everything from skin care to keeping your house in order.
Demetria is a North American herbalist specializing in herbals for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, nursing, and children. She is a traditional family herbalist.
She has worked with families for over 20 years as an herbalist, aromatherapist, midwife, doula, and traditional medicine maker. She works extensively in the US and Europe, blending the two traditions.
With the rise of urban living and the digital age, many North American healers are recognizing that traditional medicinal knowledge must be recorded before being lost with its elders.
A Cree Healer and His Medicine Bundle is a historic document, including nearly 200 color photos and maps, in that it is the first in which a native healer has agreed to open his medicine bundle to share in writing his repertoire of herbal medicines and where they are found.
Providing information on and photos of medicinal plants and where to harvest them, anthropologist David E. Young and botanist Robert D. Rogers chronicle the life, beliefs, and healing practices of Medicine Man Russell Willier in his native Alberta, Canada. Despite being criticized for sharing his knowledge, Willier later found support in other healers as they began to realize the danger that much of their traditional practices could die out with them.
With Young and Rogers, Willier offers his practices here for future generations. At once a study and a guide, A Cree Healer and His Medicine Bundle touches on how indigenous healing practices can be used to complement mainstream medicine, improve the treatment of chronic diseases, and lower the cost of healthcare.
The authors discuss how mining, agriculture, and forestry are threatening the continued existence of valuable wild medicinal plants and the role of alternative healers in a modern health care system.
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This book will also find an audience with those interested in indigenous cultures and traditions.
A Kid’s Herb Book is a guide designed to introduce children to the world of herbs through stories, activities, recipes, and projects. It teaches kids how to identify, grow, and use common herbs for health and fun, blending practical information with engaging tales and hands-on learning.
This first-of-its-kind herbal guide takes you through the origins of herbal practices rooted in African American tradition—from Ancient Egypt and the African tropics to the Caribbean and the United States.
Inside you’ll find the stories of herbal healers like Emma Dupree and Henrietta Jeffries, who made modern American herbalism what it is today.
After rediscovering the forgotten legacies of these healers, African American Herbalism dives into the important contributions they made to the world of herbalism, including:
You’ll also find a comprehensive herbal guide to the most commonly used herbs—such as aloe, lavender, sage, sassafras, and more—alongside gorgeous botanical illustrations.
African American Herbalism is the perfect guide for anyone wanting to explore the medicinal and healing properties of herbs.
Alchemy of Herbs 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’s as simple and inexpensive as cooking dinner.
With the guidance of herbalist Rosalee de la Forêt, you’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.
Dr. Brinker’s All American Berries is the first compilation of scientific research on health benefits available from eating blueberries, cranberries, black raspberries, and black chokeberries.
Science shows these berries to be useful in health conditions from urinary tract infections to metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease to cancer.
Concise, useful summaries join with hundreds of research articles in this beautifully written, accessible, and compelling book that blends botany, pharmacognosy, and naturopathic principles.
Dr. Brinker not only provides the health benefits of each type of berry, but identifies the constituents responsible for their tremendous healing and/or disease protective properties.
Inflammation and oxidation are at the center of aging and many disease processes. Yet, in these delicious and accessible berries a full array of nutrients that nourish, detoxify, and support our health is available.
These North American native berries are antioxidant-rich superstars for promoting health and longevity.
This book is a must-have reference for everyone interested in natural health.
Dr. Ellen Kamhi outlines a complete weight-loss and weight-management program that features detoxification, eating a whole-foods diet, choosing the right fats, kicking food addictions, and getting and staying motivated.
In the face of fad diets, this authoritative and commonsense guide helps each dieter create a healthier lifestyle and a slimmer figure in the process. Includes new ideas for overcoming every diet challenge, from a sluggish thyroid to sugar cravings.
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Forget about German commission E monographs or any others produced elsewhere. This is a monumental work in progress, each monograph numbering approximately 30 pages on a single herb in beautiful full color. These individual monographs constitute a definitive resource for manufacturers, authors, and others who have special interest in specific herbs.
Complete detailed presentation from the most current scientific to ancient traditional usage of a select number of important herbs in trade.
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These beautiful monographs are produced with industry sponsorship with no controls over content. The major sponsor is Ira Goldberg, president of Threshold enterprises, who ongoingly endows Roy and his full staff of collaborators from around the world to produce these outstanding monographs. It is a major contribution worthy of our full support.
The Art & Science of Creating Effective Herbal Remedies.
This text is used in Holly’s herb school and walks you through her 4-Tier Formula process to use herbal actions to craft safe, reliable, and effective internal formulas for a wide range of health issues.
This comprehensive sourcebook explains how essential oils and herbal remedies can provide natural, alternative solutions to the myriad health care needs that arise during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Let the experienced hand of aromatherapist and midwife Demetria Clark guide you through exploring the safe, gentle, and effective treatments for conditions specific to this transformative time of life.
Essential oils, the keystones of aromatherapy, can be inhaled or used in topical preparations. Herbal remedies can also be used topically in a variety of formulations and can be taken internally via lozenges, syrups, teas, and tinctures. Demetria provides instructions for a wide range of aromatherapy and herbal remedies that can be easily prepared and used at home. In addition, she carefully outlines which essential oils and herbs are safe to use (and which aren’t) for each stage of this amazing process, from pregnancy, labor, and birth to breastfeeding and recuperating from delivery.
Demetria offers expert advice on how to select, use, and store essential oils, along with valuable information on how to purchase, grow, harvest, and even wildcraft plants. An endlessly valuable resource, this book is sure to be cherished and passed down through the generations.
Aromatherapy is the practice of using scent to stimulate a healing response for remedying physical, emotional, and mental health issues.
These recipes and tips can be used to promote overall health, emotional well-being, and cosmetic use.
Essential oils, formed from the aromatic compounds found in flowers, seeds, stems, roots, leaves, and fruits, can be used in the bath, in skin care products, for topical uses like massage, lotions and sprays, and in diffusers for application in the air.
Aromatherapy covers how to use essential oils safely and effectively and provides recipes for combinations of scents for specific health needs.
This indispensable reference features the latest alternative approaches to diagnosing, treating, and preventing arthritis.
It also details how to pinpoint the underlying factors leading to arthritis and includes proven and nontoxic ways to heal or manage arthritis naturally and without the risk of serious side effects.
Authentic Aromatherapy is a recommended text for several colleges teaching aromatherapy courses.
Authentic Aromatherapy covers a wide range of introductory topics for the beginner to aromatherapy. It is split into three main sections.
Part One covers such topics as:
Part Two covers the various ways you can use essential oils – safely and effectively. These include:
Part Three is a guide to forty essential oils, with a detailed profile on each essential oil covered, such as: