The Medicinal Gardening Handbook: A Complete Guide to Growing, Harvesting, and Using Healing Herbs
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Medicinal Gardening Handbook: A Complete Guide to Growing, Harvesting, and Using Healing Herbs
By (Author) Dede Cummings
By (author) Alyssa Holmes
Foreword by Barbara Fahs
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
1st August 2014
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
635.7
Physical Properties
Paperback
176
Width 178mm, Height 254mm, Spine 15mm
635g
Description
Dig into the world of herbal medicine with this complete guide to cultivating and harvesting plants with healing properties. For thousands of years people have been utilizing herbs and cultivating weeds found to speed the healing of wounds, soothe skin irritations, calm uneasy stomachs, and ward off illnesses. Now you can plan and grow your own garden first aid kit.
Author Bio
Dede Cummings is the coauthor of Living with Crohns & Colitis: A Comprehensive Naturopathic Guide for Complete Digestive Wellness and Cooking Well: IBS.
Alyssa Holmes is the herbalist and apothecary manager at the Brattleboro Holistic Health Center in southern, Vermont. Her training includes studying with Rosemary Gladstar of Sage Mountain Herbs, Barbara Fahs on the Big Island of Hawaii, and the American Institute of Vedic Studies. Alyssa grows medicinal herbs and makes medicine for her clients and family on her homestead in Brattleboro, Vermont.
