The New Healing Herbs
Author | : Michael Castleman |
Publisher | : Bantam |
Total Pages | : 706 |
Release | : 2002-11-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780553585148 |
ISBN-13 | : 0553585142 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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!