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Plant Medicine

Healing Herbs for Emotional Balance & Calm
By Aleksandra Ostrowska-Wiwer
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Support your mental health and emotional wellbeing with this must-have guide to Plant Medicine. Focusing specifically on herbs for emotional wellbeing, this practical natural health guide brings together 40 carefully chosen plants, along with accessible recipes, rituals, and remedies to help you restore balance from within.... Read More
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Plant Medicine is a practical, illustrated guide to 40 healing herbs for emotional wellbeing, helping to restore calm and balance through natural herbal health.

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Support your mental health and emotional wellbeing with this must-have guide to Plant Medicine.

Focusing specifically on herbs for emotional wellbeing, this practical natural health guide brings together 40 carefully chosen plants, along with accessible recipes, rituals, and remedies to help you restore balance from within.

Explore the power of plant medicine across eight essential themes:

Calm: herbs such as chamomile and passionflower that soothe the nervous system and help bring a sense of grounded peace in everyday life.

Rest: gentle herbs that support deep sleep and recovery.

Focus: plants that improve clarity and attention for overwhelmed minds.

Uplift: mood-brightening herbs that gently lift the spirit during lower or heavy days.

Resilience: herbs that offer long-term support, including building emotional strength and reducing chronic stress.

Hormonal harmony: herbs that help balance emotional fluctuations linked to the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, and beyond.

Grief & release: soothing plants that support use through loss and letting go.

Self-love & inner peace: herbs that help reconnect with the body.

Grounded in scientific training yet written with warmth and compassion, this guide offers a truly holistic approach to herbalism, helping you understand not just what to take, but how and why it works.

Create simple, effective rituals for everyday wellbeing and create a calmer, more balanced life with the healing power of plants.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805704607

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 January 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Leaping Hare Press

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Sophie Dunster

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 620g

Pages: 176

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About the Author

Aleksandra Ostrowska-Wiwer is a biologist, certified herbalist, naturopath and menopause coach working with women from all over the world. Under her brand Herbedies, she creates functional herbal blends and educational resources dedicated to practical herbalism, women's health and hormonal wellbeing, with a particular focus on perimenopause and hormonal transition. She offers 1:1 consultations, develops targeted herbal formulations and teaches women how to support their bodies naturally through every stage of hormonal change. She is also the creator of the Herbal Foundations Course, which helps people learn how to use herbs confidently for their own health and their families.
Website: www.herbedies.com
Instagram: @herbediesSophie Dunster is a London based artist and illustrator specializing in storytelling through design and communication. Sophie works in many mediums from pencil, fineliner or watercolour through to silk screen printing - with a keen eye for detail. Her love of colour goes hand-in-hand with her joy at finding inspiration in the natural world. Sustainability has played a big part in her life, particularly as she was raised on a low-carbon lifestyle. Sophie is passionate that art has the power to inspire change and spark joy. She can often be found wandering galleries, on long countryside walks with her dog Quincy and collecting teaspoons from hidden antique shops. She can be found at: www.sophiedunster.com

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