"In this updated, expanded, and fully redesigned edition of his bestselling classic, author Andrew Chevallier--a fellow and former president of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists--combines the latest scientific research with the traditional and folkloric use of the plants to give detailed information about the benefits and constituents of more than 560 herbs, from aloe vera and cardamom through to witch hazel and yarrow."--
"Explains how adaptogenic herbs work at the cellular level to enhance energy production and subdue the pro-infammatory state behind degenerative disease. Explores the author's custom adaptogenic blends for the immune system, cardiovascular health, thyroid function, brain health, and cancer treatment support. Provides more than 60 monographs on herbs and nutritional compounds based on more than 25 years of clinical practice with thousands of patients"--...
"A complete reference to herbs - including information on collecting, preserving, and making natural remedies - to support your self-sufficient lifestyle"--
"Reveals the use of direct perception in understanding Nature, medicinal plants, and the healing of human disease ? Explores the techniques used by indigenous and Western peoples to learn directly from the plants themselves, including those of Henry David Thoreau, Goethe, and Masanobu Fukuoka, author of The One Straw Revolution ? Contains leading-edge information on the heart as an organ of perception All ancient and indigenous peoples insisted their...
Pharmako/Poeia: Plant Powers, Poisons, and Herbcraft focuses on familiar psychoactive plant-derived substances and related synthetics, ranging from the licit (tobacco, alcohol) to the illicit (cannabis, opium) and the exotic (absinthe, salvia divinorum, nitrous oxide). Each substance is explored in detail, not only with information on its history, pharmacology, preparation, and cultural and esoteric correspondences, but also the subtleties of each...
"A comprehensive collection of knowledge about the use of medicinal plants commonly used in Western herbal medicine by one of the few authors in the field who has over twenty-five years of clinical experience"--Provided by publisher.
"Restore balance and help your body manage stress with more than 65 simple adaptogenic recipes. Adaptogens are medicinal herbs, plants, and fungi originally used in centuries-old traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic healing traditions that biologically increase the body's capacity to handle physical, mental, and emotional stress. They adapt to the needs of the body in order to decrease inflammation, restore inner harmony, and promote optimal health....
Treat stress, anxiety, depression, and more with simple herbal remedies that strengthen and build a healthy nervous system. Best-selling author and respected herbalist Rosemary Gladstar profiles 21 herbs proven to be effective at soothing common stress symptoms such as panic attacks, depression, headaches, migraines, herpes, and insomnia. Enjoy the herbs in tea decoctions and infusions, take them as capsules or tinctures, and relax in warm baths enhanced...