The New Healing Herbs The Ultimate Guide to Natures Best Medicines
by Michael Castleman |
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Mass Market Paperback: 704 pages
Publisher: Bantam; Revised (November 26 2002)
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Read an ExcerptChapter 1: From Magic to Medicine
Just what is a healing herb? The word herb comes from the Latin for grass. Technically, herbs are plants that wither each autumn, plants other than shrubs or trees. But many woody perennials are used in herbal healing, such as slippery elm, tea tree Chapter 1: Isolated Cultures, Similar Herbs
Herbal trial and error becomes even more remarkable when we consider that cultures separated by thousands of miles arrived at similar uses for many healing herbs. What's more, they apparently did so independently of one another.
Book Description Discover how to get the most from nature's oldest remedies
In this revised edition, The New Healing Herbs provides up-to-date profiles of 100 of the most widely used medicinal plants, detailing the therapeutic benefits and healing properties of each of these amazing natural cures. Inside you'll find:
- Valuable advice for buying, storing, and preparing herbal remedies
- Clear, concise dosage instructions and safe-usage guidelines
- A comprehensive cure-finder chart with treatments for more than 100 common conditions - Ginkgo to improve and even reverse symptoms of macular degeneration... Cinnamon to treat cuts and scrapes... Marshmallow to boost immunity... St. John's wort to speed healing... Coffee for weight loss... Ginger for colds... Apples as a source of first aid... And much more!
About the Author Michael Castleman Michael Castleman is an award-winning health journalist with more than 30 years' experience reporting on conventional and alternative medicine. He is the author of 10 books - including Blended Medicine: The Best Choices in Healing, Nature's Cures, and Before You Call the Doctor - as well as numerous articles for publications and online information services. » More by Michael Castleman
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