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The Woman's Book of Healing Herbs: Healing Teas, Tonics, Supplements, and Formulas

Practical and elegant, this is the ultimate book on herbs for female-only health problems. You'll find page after page of teas, tinctures, supplements, formulas, masks, compresses, and more. Special blends for relaxation, rejuvenation, and healing. Tonics that prevent or relieve colds and flu, hot flashes and menstrual cramps, digestive upsets, mood swings, pelvic pain, urinary tract infections, and much more. The book, based on modern scientific evidence, kicks off with a look at the long tradition of herbal healing, then provides lavishly illustrated profiles of the 50 top healing herbs for women. Next, you'll find step-by-step directions, with color photos, for making tonics, compresses, and other herbal medicines in your kitchen with everyday equipment. A special section of the book, arranged alphabetically, offers herbal remedies for more than 80 health complaints, from altitude sickness to water retention. Throughout, the authors emphasize safe and effective use of herbs for problems ranging from everyday complaints (like sage for bad breath and rosemary for headaches) to long-range concerns (like hawthorn for heart health and astragalus for immunity). Included are popular herbs like echinacea for colds and St.-Johns-wort for depression as well as up-and-coming herbs like kavakava for anxiety and black cohosh for menopausal symptoms.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 495
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780875965109
  • Genres
  • health, herbs
  • Release date
  • 1998