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Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide
33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use
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With this bestselling book by Rosemary Gladstar, the godmother of modern herbalism, learn how to grow, harvest, prepare, and use the 33 most common and versatile healing plants. Everyone will love this guide to inexpensive and natural home-healing!
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Craft a soothing aloe lotion after an encounter with poison ivy, make a dandelion-burdock tincture to fix sluggish digestion, and brew up some lavender-lemon balm tea to ease a stressful day.
In this introductory guide, Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide, Rosemary Gladstar shows you how easy it can be to make your own herbal remedies for life's common ailments. Gladstar profiles 33 common healing plants and includes advice on growing, harvesting, preparing, and using herbs in healing tinctures, oils, and creams.
Stock your medicine cabinet full of all-natural, low-cost herbal preparations.
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Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide is celebrated for its accessible approach to herbalism, guiding readers through cultivating and using 33 favourite herbs. Reviews highlight its appeal to both novices and experienced herbalists, praising the clear instructions on making oils, salves, and tonics. The book is commended for blending practical advice with Gladstar's extensive experience and wisdom, making it a cherished resource for anyone interested in herbal medicine.
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ISBN: 9781612120058
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 April 2012
Country: United States
Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 176.0mm
Height: 228.0mm
Weight: 550g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Rosemary Gladstar is the best-selling author of Rosemary Gladstar s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner s Guide and Rosemary Gladstar s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, which draw on her 40-plus years of experiences studying and teaching about the healing properties of herbs. She is a world-renowned educator, activist, and entrepreneur, and the founding director of Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center, the International Herb Symposium, and the New England Women s Herbal Conference. Gladstar is founding president of United Plant Savers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation and preservation of native American herbs. She was the original formulator for Traditional Medicinal herbal teas and has led herbal educational adventures around the world. She is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and serves on the board of the Association for the Advancement of Restorative Medicine and The National Health Freedom Coalition. She lives in Vermont.
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