The Essential Herbal for Natural Health: How to Transform Easy-to-Find Herbs into Healing Remedies for the Whole Family

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"This book is a welcome entry point for those wishing to experience the beauty and simplicity of natural herbal remedies safely and easily." "Entering the "herb world" can be intimidating; if you live in the city or have never spent much time in the wilderness or on a farm, learning about plants can seem impossible. And if you desire a more natural approach to healing for yourself and your family, today's herb books, filled with cultivation tables, harvest techniques, dye charts, and aromatherapy guides, can seem overwhelming. y focusing on just thirteen foundation herbs, you can easily jump into the world of herbs while still finding a wide range of remedies and recipes. With something for everyone in the family-men, women, and children-these simple and effective recipes can be made to help ease tummy aches, calm anxiety, moisturize skin, and more. fter fourteen years as a professional medical herbalist, and as an avid crafter and homesteader, author Holly Bellebuono shares the joy of identifying plants, making handmade remedies, and experiencing a healthy lifestyle. Discover the pleasure of crafting your family's own useful medicines with simplicity and joy."

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A balanced, basic introduction to creating herbal medicines; recommended.Library Journal

Inspirational. This book is an excellent start for someone who is just beginning to use herbs. Beautifully produced on cream paper with soft green illustrations, it makes herbs and their remedies both accessible and appealing and encourages you to respect the lore of generations by passing on what you learn.Juno magazine (UK)

Written in the warm open style of the best of the herb classics, The Essential Herbal for Natural Health embraces the art of kitchen and backyard medicine and anchors it firmly to hearth and home. An eminently practical guidebook filled with Hollys favorite herbal recipes, healthful hints, and practical suggestions, The Essential Herbal is also an inspiring and powerful treatise on this ancient healing tradition.Rosemary Gladstar, author of Rosemary Gladstars Family Herbal

A treasure trove of simple recipes and ideas for healthy living for the whole family. Hollys love of the natural world and of the healing power of the plants around her is contagious! It will undoubtedly inspire readers in their own backyard herbalism adventures.Amanda Blake Soule, author of The Rhythm of Family

A fascinating compendium of herbal formulas for every common problem, from cradle cap to athletes foot. Something for everyone here.Susun Weed, author of the Wise Woman Herbal series

Author Bio

"Holly Bellebuono is an award-winning herbalist of fourteen years. She's taught, mentored, lectured, and published articles for Appalachian Voices, Carolina Mountain Living, United Plant Savers Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation, and Martha's Vineyard Magazine. She studied Therapeutic Herbalism with Welsh herbalist David Hoffmann and with natives of Appalachia, learning nearly forgotten folk healing methods. Holly's Martha's Vineyard business, Vineyard Herbs, provides women's herbal therapy for a global clientele."