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The Little Book of Herbalism and Natural Healing

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The Little Book of Herbalism and Natural Healing by Marlene Houghton offers an enlightening exploration into the world of herbal remedies and natural therapies. It provides readers with an accessible guide to using plants and herbs for enhancing health and well-being, drawing on both traditional wisdom and contemporary insights. This book empowers individuals to incorporate natural healing practices into their daily lives.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in exploring the world of herbal remedies and natural health practices. With practical advice and insights, it offers a comprehensive guide to harnessing the healing power of nature, perfect for those keen to enhance their well-being using time-tested herbal methods.

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An introduction to everything you need to enhance your life using nature's pharmacy.

The Little Book of Herbalism and Natural Healing explores herbalism, its history and its background, and shows how herbs can be used to combat a variety of ailments. It deals with stress, ageing and lifestyle problems, and gives advice on growing and preparing herbs, and making teas or medicines from them.

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An introduction to everything you need to enhance your life using nature's pharmacy.

This tiny guide will teach you everything you need to know about herbalism, the therapeutic use of plants as medicine for holistic healing, also known as Phytotherapy. The Little Book of Herbalism and Natural Healing demonstrates how herbs can be used to strengthen the body's functions and enable it to heal itself, often without resorting to antibiotics. Whether you want to learn how to use herbs for common everyday ailments or how to grow your own herbs and use them in cooking, this trusty tome is the perfect companion.

Herbal Immunity

In Nature's Pharmacy there are herbs that act as protectors and immune boosters.

Elderberry

This rich, dark purple berry has been used for hundreds of years in Europe. It has proven health-supporting properties. Full of flavonoids an important group of plant substances due to elderberry's anti-viral action, this flu-fighter is good to take during the winter season as a preventative.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781911610892

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: OH

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 116.0mm

Height: 140.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Marlene Houghton PhD has always been interested in natural health therapies, having studied herbalism (phytotherapy), holistic nutrition, and related natural therapies. She has over twenty years of experience working in orthodox medical settings in top London teaching hospitals. She is a nutritional therapist and a traditional herbalist as well as a nutrition consultant for a well-known group of health stores. She regularly contributes articles on traditional herbalism and aromatherapy to Echo World, a mind, body and spirit magazine, and has written three books: An Astrological Apothecary, Simply Herbalism, In Focus: Essential Oils & Aromatherapy.

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