Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use Spiral-Bound | 2012-04-10

Rosemary Gladstar

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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 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. Read more
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224 pages
Item Weight: 1.22 lbs
Dimensions: 7.0 x 0.6 x 8.9 inches

“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." — Urban Farm

“Rosemary Gladstar is one of the most influential herbalists.”
— Natural Health Magazine

“Rosemary has graced the reader with her knowledge, experience, and love of herbs.”
— Dr. Mary Bove, Naturopathic Physician

“In this empowering book, Rosemary teaches about using healing herbs with a thankful heart.”
— Michael Phillips, Author of The Holistic Orchard

“For those new to using herbs medicinally, Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide is the perfect entry, with easy recipes, preparation basics and growing know-how. 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.” — HerbalGram: The Journal of the American Botanical Council

"This expert herbalist always offers exert advice ... Anyone can prepare her tried and true, yet always effective, recipes." ― The Essential Herbal

“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." ― Taste for Life