| Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use Contributor(s): Gladstar, Rosemary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1612120059 ISBN-13: 9781612120058 Publisher: Storey Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Herbal Medications - Gardening | Herbs - Health & Fitness | Healing |
| Dewey: 615.321 |
| LCCN: 2011053101 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7" W x 8.9" (1.22 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Craft a soothing aloe lotion after an encounter with poison ivy, make a dandelion-burdock tincture to fix sluggish digestion, and brew up some lavender-lemon balm tea to ease a stressful day. In this introductory guide, Rosemary Gladstar shows you how easy it can be to make your own herbal remedies for life's common ailments. Gladstar profiles 33 common healing plants and includes advice on growing, harvesting, preparing, and using herbs in healing tinctures, oils, and creams. Stock your medicine cabinet full of all-natural, low-cost herbal preparations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gladstar, Rosemary: - Rosemary Gladstar is the best-selling author of Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide and Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, which draw on her 40-plus years of experiences studying and teaching about the healing properties of herbs. She is a world-renowned educator, activist, and entrepreneur, and the founding director of Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center, the International Herb Symposium, and the New England Women's Herbal Conference. Gladstar is founding president of United Plant Savers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation and preservation of native American herbs. She was the original formulator for Traditional Medicinal herbal teas and has led herbal educational adventures around the world. She is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and serves on the board of the Association for the Advancement of Restorative Medicine and The National Health Freedom Coalition. She lives in Vermont. |