Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide - (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>With Gladstar's expert advice, anyone can make their own herbal remedies for common ailments. Gladstar profiles 33 of the most common and versatile healing plants and then shows exactly how to grow, harvest, prepare, and use them.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Home-Grown Medicine <p/> Effective, safe, and inexpensive, medicinal herbs are simple to grow, and they can be used to naturally fortify your body against common upsets and ailments. Rosemary Gladstar, the godmother of modern herbalism, offers a fresh introduction to growing and using 33 of her favorite herbs, complete with tips on introducing an herb patch to your backyard garden and easy-to-follow recipes for brewing restorative teas, blending soothing salves, and making tinctures, oils, syrups, and pills. <br><p>124 of Rosemary Gladstar's favorite medicinal recipes include: <p/> Creaky Bones Cayenne Rub, page 63 <br> Warming Cinnamon Bath Salts, page 68 <br> Ginger Lemonaide, page 80 <br> Brain Tonic Tincture, page 85 <br> Good Gargle for a Bad Throat, page 88 <br> Rosemary's Famous Face Cream, page 116 <br> Nutritive Heart Tonic Tincture, page 136 <br> Lemon Balm Bath, page 160 <br> Peppermint Tooth Powder, page 187</p> <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The goal of this beginner's guide is to teach readers how to identify and cultivate medicinal herbs and then use them to create healing oils, salves, tonics and more. ... Whether your passions lie in gardening, crafting or natural health, you'll find this a wonderful addition to your home library.</p> <p></p><br><br><p>"A compilation of the insights and wisdom gained from a lifetime of practice using medicinal herbs ... highly useful for anyone wishing to bring herbs into their life"</p><br><br><p>"One of the most-trusted and well-respected herbalists of our time, Rosemary Gladstar, teaches readers how to grow, harvest, prepare, and use 33 of her favorite herbs in this new title. ... this book is a must-read for every budding herbalist.</p>-- "Urban Farm"<br><br><p>"Rosemary Gladstar has been herbal wise woman to several generations, training future herbalists for 25 years at herSage Mountain Retreat Centeron 500 acres in Vermont. For those new to using herbs medicinally, her Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide(Storey Publishing, 2012) is the perfect entry, with easy recipes, preparation basics and growing know-how."</p>-- "HerbalGram: The Journal of the American Botanical Council"<br><br><p>This expert herbalist always offers exert advice ... Anyone can prepare her tried and true, yet always effective, recipes.</p>-- "The Essential Herbal"<br><br><p>"This book is a brand new, sparkling gem, full of treats and surprises and everything important. ... not just for the beginner, even though that's what the title says. It will definitely be inspiring and helpful to someone just starting out, but also to anyone who's been working with herbs for a while and might be looking for some fresh inspiration."</p><br>
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