50 Plants That Heal

Discover 50 common medicinal plants and how to use them for healing and self-care with this sumptuously illustrated card deck. Thanks to exceptional photographic plates showing detailed views of all parts of the fresh plant, you will quickly learn to recognise them when out foraging. For any plant lover or green witch, the beautiful photographs make this card deck an absolute treasure.

Explore the fascinating history of these plants, their active components, and therapeutic properties. Learn how to prepare safe herbal remedies, including infusions, tinctures, oils, and lotions. This journey into plant-based wellbeing is guided by a respected ethnobotanist and doctor of phytotherapy, allowing you to grow your knowledge of this natural science with complete confidence.

The plants are ordered alphabetically, and each species has its own card packed with information. You'll find suggested treatments for nausea, coughs, colds, flu, acne, burns, bites, and sprains, as well as ideas for pain relief, skincare, and aids for digestion, stress, sleep, and more.

In the accompanying booklet, you'll find a practical guide for budding herbalists. It features useful tips for picking and preserving plants, all while being an environmentally responsible picker, ensuring you always show respect to nature and its 'magical' healing powers. The healing properties referenced for each plant are explained, and there's a glossary of botanical terms to ensure clarity for complete beginners.

This magnificent card deck will satisfy all your curiosities about healing plants and become your essential companion to herbal medicines and natural beauty products.

Authors: François Couplan is an ethnobotanist and specialist in the traditional uses of wild and cultivated plants. Gérard Debuigne is a doctor who specialises in phytotherapy and nutrition. Pierre and Délia Vignes are botanists and photographers who have produced the incredible black photographic plates.