In this Storey BASICS® guide, best-selling author and master herbalist Rosemary Gladstar shows you how to use 56 common herbs to safely address a wide range of everyday ailments. Covering everything from burns, wounds, and bruises to headaches, congestion, and insomnia, Gladstar offers dozens of easy-to-make recipes for herbal remedies that will soothe your woes without the harsh ingredients found in commercial pharmaceuticals. Keep your family happy, healthy, and safe with the natural healing power of herbs.

The Healing Power of Herbs will help you confidently grow, prepare, and use herbs to treat and nurture yourself and your family. For hundreds of years, herbs have been sourced for their countless benefits to our minds and bodies. Today, as information about herbal medicine is more widely available, more and more people are creating and using their own herbal remedies right at home. The Healing Power of Herbs delivers comprehensive descriptions of 30 vital herbs that are easy to find and grow, along with simple guidance for using them for your specific medicinal needs. The Healing Power of Herbs strips away the mystery of herbal medicine by revealing exactly how to get the most out of the herbs that surround us--many of which you already have in your kitchen--and feel empowered using them. From teas and tinctures to syrups and salves, The Healing Power of Herbs will arm you with the knowledge you need to confidently treat common ailments with nature's most healing remedies. Inside the pages of The Healing Power of Herbs you'll find: PROFILES OF 30 ESSENTIAL MEDICINAL HERBS that include both commonly and lesser known uses, along with tips for successfully growing and harvesting them. GUIDANCE FOR SELECTING THE RIGHT HERBS based on your exact needs and the therapeutic properties of each plant. A VARIETY OF PREPARATION METHODS that feature recipes for making everything from virus-fighting elixirs, to sore muscle rubs, to tasty treats that kids will love! With The Healing Power of Herbs you will build a solid foundation for growing, preparing, and using 30 powerful herbs to treat, heal, and care for yourself and those you love.

Herbal remedies can provide safe and effective treatment for common childhood ailments ranging from diaper rash and teething to sore throats and conjunctivitis. In this Storey BASICS® guide, Rosemary Gladstar shows you how to prepare soothing salves, syrups, tablets, and teas that support children’s health. With simple instructions, clear dosage guidelines, and in-depth profiles of 24 medicinal herbs, you’ll soon be confidently easing your child’s achy flu with some hibiscus tea and using the healing properties of nettles to combat bouts of hay fever.

"Show herbalists-in-training how to use a limited number of versatile, medicinal herbs to craft herbal remedies for common ailments, from allergies to fevers to headaches"--Publisher marketing.

Herbalism Is a wonderful alternative medicine that can treat both symptoms and the underlying causes of disease. For hundreds of years, the Infusions and decoctions of roots, leaves, barks, and flowers of common plants have helped the body to heal itself.

Discusses the therapeutic use of herbs for a variety of ailments, with information on selecting ingredients and preparing remedies.

Unlock the Healing Power of Herbs and Help Your Body Heal and Recover from Common Ailments with this Comprehensive Guide to Herbal Medicine Are you curious to explore natural, non-allopathic methods of curing common illnesses such as colds and flu without having to pop a pill every time? Do you want to learn how to whip up powerful herbal recipes without the stress of looking for hard-to-find herbs? If yes, then keep reading... In this definitive guide to herbal medicine, Joseph Bosner provides easy-to-follow instructions for making herbal medicines, broths, stews, soups, essences and more, including practical tips to help you select the right herbs for the purposes you require. Inside the insightful pages of Herbal Medicine, you're going to discover: Stop doing herbs wrong: How to use medicinal herbs in a way that ensures maximum efficacy The simple 5-step method to prepare an herbal tea infusion A foolproof method to prepare a root tea decoction Failsafe tips to help you select the best herbs for curing minor ailments 30 essential herbs you need to have to tap into the power of herbal medicines as well as 11 problematic herbs you should avoid 8 effective recipes to help you treat common illnesses from colds and flu to bowel discomfort ...and much more! Whether you're a greenhorn in herbal medicine or a certified dab hand, Herbal Medicine: Simple and Effective Natural Remedies to Heal Common Ailments will quickly become your reference guide to herbal medicine that absolutely works!