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It's authoritative, comprehensive, well laid out, lavishly illustrated, and clearly a labor of profound love on the part of the author and all those who worked on it. Learn how to grow, harvest, and process your own ingredients to create natural remedies, with a strong focus on safety. Introducing the newly revised Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, a one-stop healing book with everything you need to know about herbs, featuring a detailed layout of over 550 plants and their medicinal properties, with advice on how to sow, grow, and harvest your very own herb garden!

I knew nothing about herbal medicine before I got this book; now I feel that I have a very solid introduction to it. He is a fellow and past president of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, and a member of the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy.

It tells story of the development of the herbal medicine from the ancient world and the tradition of each continent, then to modern world. The major herbal traditions practiced in different regions of the world - Europe, India, China, Africa, Australia, and the Americas - are vividly described and reviewed from a historical perspective, revealing the intimate connection between the growth of herbal medicine and the culture in which it is used. So when I found out these things were already written and available that I wouldn't have to keep looking in a book I was very excited.Did you know that today, more than 50 percent of all traditional, western, and pharmaceutical medicines can be traced back to plants in some way? However, the ever-growing pressure of balancing family life with a career makes way for an array of ailments, including stress and anxiety, not to mention a lot of today’s green-fingered gardeners simply lack time for growing herbs!

The Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine is the definitive reference on herbal plants and their medicinal properties for those seeking natural remedies. There’s a large section on how to make use of the herbs for tinctures, decoctions, salves, ointment etc.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. By bidding on, or purchasing this item, you are agreeing to us sharing your name and address details with that 3rd party supplier to allow us to fulfil our contractual obligations to you.