In a Nutshell S.: Healing Herbs
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One of the easiest herbs to grow, echinacea boosts and strengthens the immune system. This guide looks at its ability in tackling common colds, flu, cystitis, throat and nose infection and insect bites, as well as giving out advice on the cultivation, preparation and application of this herb. Exploring echinacea; a history of healing; echinacea in action; energy and emotion; growing, harvesting and processing; preparations fpor internal use; preparations for external use; natural medicine for everyone; herbal combinations; conditions chart; how echinea works.
Ginger is a natural healer but works particularly well on circulatory and digestive systems. Native to India, the Ayurvedics used it to preserve food, as a digestive aid and as a spiritual and physical cleanser. This guide offers an authoritative, but practical approach to using ginger as a self-help medicine, and discusses methods of cultivating, harvesting, processing and preserving the herb.
Often known as the "miracle herb", St.John Wort has been used as an antidepressant, an anti-viral agent and antibiotic. Its therapeutic benefits are used by those suffering from AIDS, cancer, hepatitis, tuberculosis and obesity. This guide recounts its history and benefits for common ailments.
Garlic has been known for centuries as a classic healing food. It is particularly effective on the immune and circulatory systems as a natural antibiotic and as an agent to lower cholesterol, and to a lesser degree in correcting the function and action of the liver. This pocket-sized guide gives an introduction to the history, folklore, actions and uses of garlic.
A medicinal Chinese tonic, gingko biloba is prescribed to promote better memory, mental clarity, improve circulation, proper immune function and is a proven aid to poor vision or hearing, allergies or asthma. This guide provides an insight into its use and the Oriental ways of herbal medicine. Exploring Ginkgo; a history of healing; anatomy of ginkgo; ginkgo in action; energy and emotion; growing, harvesting and processing; preparations for internal use; preparations for external use; natural medicine for everyone; herbal combinations; how ginkgo works; conditions chart.
Hawthorn is rapidly becoming one of the most important herbal remedies. Its main actions and use is for any cardiac or venal condition from arrhythmia to high blood pressure. It can be used to suuport conventional medicine in cmbiation with othe herns as a general tonic or to strengthen the heart and blood vessels to pre-empt cardiac conditions. This pocket-sized guide presents an introduction to the history. folklore, actions and uses of hawthorn.
Cranberry is best known in the United States where it grows wild. It is a powerful genito-urinary cleanser and is used to treat all urinary tract infections. It is also a powerful digestive and is helpful for regulating acidity of the stomach. Cranberries are also known to help control asthma as the berries contain an active ingredient that prevents an inflammatory response. In addition, cranberries improve the health of the circulatory system without lowering the blood sugar levels. This guide offers an authoritative, but practical approach to using cranberry as a self-help medicine, and discusses methods of cultivating, harvesting, processing and preserving the berry.
Siberian ginseng helps people to cope with stressful situations, boosting immunity and acting as a general tonic on the entire body system. This guide explores the balancing and energising assets of this herb, common ailments which respond to Ginseng and recommended herbal combinations. Exploring Siberian ginseng; a history of healing; anatomy of Siberian ginseng; Siberian ginseng in action; energy and emotion; growing, harvesting and processing; preparations for internal use; preparations for external use; herbal combinationa; conditions chart; how Siberian ginseng works.
Native to North America, saw palmetto is a powerful herbal remedy used primarily to relieve symptons associated with an enlarged prostate. Not only does it strengthen the reproductive system, but by regulating the sex hormones, it may improve a person's vitality and sex drive. Renowned for its positive effects in the treatment of colds, asthma and lung conditions, saw palmetto is also a sound nutritive tonic for stimulating the appetite, relieving fatigue and in restoring hair loss. Equally, saw palmetto is a natural nourisher of the urinary tract and kidneys, and an effective energy booster and emotional stabilizer. This pocket-sized guide presents an introduction to the history, folklore, actions and uses of saw palmetto.
The famous herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper, called the marigold flower a "comforter of the heart and spirit". It has been used for centuries to treat a variety of complaints from snake bites to toothache, from PMS to varicose veins. This pocket-sized guide provides an introduction to the history, folklore, actions and uses of the flower.