HERBS & HEALING PLANTS

At a time when health scares abound, new drugs and medical treatments are continually emerging and we are forced to be evermore cautious as to the foods we eat, people are increasingly looking for alternative ways of treating and restoring their health. The healing properties of plants has long been recognised, but knowing exactly what we should be giving our families and how this 'alternative' medicine can work safely alongside modern treatments can seem rather less straightforward. David Bellamy - Britain's favourite botanist - here draws on his many years of research and teaching to give us a practical, accessible and comprehensive guide to herbalism, showing how we can all use herbs to strengthen our immune system, boost energy levels and treat conditions ranging from the common cold to digestive disorders, arthritis and heart disease. Bellamy's Herbal is an easy to follow, detailed guide to everything you need to know about herbal remedies and supplements and how they can be used to treat you and your family safely and effectively.

isbn: 0712683690

Stefan Buczacki's 'Best Kitchen Herbs' is a comprehensive guide to growing culinary herbs. The book provides imaginative ideas on how to design and plan a herb garden as well as giving full details on how to cultivate and propagate herbs. The book includes all the popular kitchen herbs, like coriander, basil, thyme, mint, dill, chives and mint. Illustrated with over 125 photographs, 'Best Kitchen Herbs' gives expert advice to ensure you get the most out of growing herbs. COVER PRICE £5.99

The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, Plants, and Flowers includes 300 entries, each about a different plant, what it does, and the properties associated with it. Entries also describe the magical uses of the particular plant, how to use it in spells or rituals, and what medicinal properties it posseses. Susan Gregg s extensive experience comes through in her additional information on making and using tinctures and oils, bath salts, and potions, working with dried leaves and fresh plants, flowers colours and varieties, harvesting, seasons, the moon s phase and time of day, and calling in fairies and plant divas to enhance the magic of herbs.

ISBN: 9781592333646

Until recently botany and medicine were two sides of the same coin and records of plants being used to treat ailments go back thousands of years to ancient Egypt, China and India. Today's demanding pace means that the benefits of nature for healing are often forgotten. "The Garden Healer" will teach you how to use the contents of your own garden for healing. Including instructions on choosing and using botanical ingredients safely, creating your own healing space and how to make recipes to cure basic ailments, this book will help you to re-establish your connection with nature.

ISBN: 9781856752794

From ivy wreathed buildings to the dandelions growing through the cracks between paving stones, we are surrounded by a wealth of native plants. In the past they were a hugely valued resource: magical, mystical and medical. Puppies were once fed daisy flowers in milk to keep them small, while children wore daisy chains to protect against fairy kidnapping. Poachers scattered mullein seed on the surface of the water to drug fish. Chewing bramble leaves alleviates toothache. Until the nineteenth century the bodies of paupers and suicides were left on trestles in churchyards between death and burial, scattered with feverfew to delay their decay.In the flu epidemic of 1918 many Irish people carried wild garlic in their pockets to avoid infection. Packed with stories and memorable information, this book is the highly personal, very readable result of a lifetime spent researching folk cures and the science behind them. Outlining the history and uses of over 150 British plants, "Hatfield's Herbal" offers a fascinating history of what life was once like, a beautifully illustrated, evocative guide to our native plants

ISBN: 9780140515770

This is all-time classic gardening bestseller with over 350 varieties of herb to grow and over 200 delicious and inventive recipes. It is a spread-by-spread reference work bringing together all aspects of an individual herb - history and folklore, species to grow and cosmetic, medicinal and culinary uses. Chapters on propagation, harvesting and making herb oils are complemented with ideas for ten different designs for herb gardens and a unique yearly calendar. Accurate colour photography means that identification for the reader is simple as well as making the book a glorious companion - the only book on the subject the reader will ever need.

ISBN: 9781856267410

After overviewing the mechanisms of action of active compounds in medicinal plants and quality, safety, and efficacy issues, van Wyk (botany, Rand Afrikaans U., Johannesburg, South Africa) and Wink (pharmaceutical biology, U. of Heidelberg, Germany) provide quality color photo-illustrated A-Z description

isbn: 9780881926026

Chronicles the healing arts from antiquity to the present, including the continuing traditions of folk remedies and Chinese medicine, and illustrates plants found in rain forests known to have healing properties.

ISBN: 9780792275862