Herbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar

Herbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar

Simple, safe, and effective herbal home remedies for women of all ages! From menstruation to menopause, learn how to prepare natural treatments for acne, PMS, morning sickness, hot flashes, yeast infections, and more.

For centuries women have turned to herbs to cope with a wide variety of health problems and conditions. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, Herbal Healing for Women explains how to create remedies--including teas, tinctures, salves, and ointments--for the common disorders that arise in the different cycles of a woman's life.

Covering adolescence, childbearing years, pregnancy and childbirth, and menopause, Rosemary Gladstar teaches how herbs can be used to treat the symptoms of conditions such as acne, PMS, morning sickness, and hot flashes. A complete women's health-care manual, Herbal Healing for Women discusses:

-Common disorders and the herbs that are effective for treating them
-How to select and store herbs
-Preparation of hundreds of herbal remedies
-An alphabetical listing of herbs, including a brief description of the herb, the general medicinal usage, and when necessary, warnings about potential side effects.

By explaining the properties of specific herbs and the art of preparation, Rosemary Gladstar demonstrates not only how to achieve healing through herbs but good health as well.

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 are based on her 40-plus years of studying and teaching about herbal therapeutic powers. She is the founder of Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center, the International Herb Symposium, and the New England Women's Herbal Conference, and is a world-renowned educator, activist, and entrepreneur. Gladstar is the founder of United Plant Savers, a non-profit devoted to the protection and preservation of native American herbs. She was the creator of Traditional Medicinal herbal teas and has traveled the world leading herbal educational experiences. She holds an honorary doctorate from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and is a member of the Association for the Promotion of Restorative Medicine and the National Health Freedom Coalition's boards of directors. She currently resides in Vermont.

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ISBN 13	9780671767679
ISBN 10	0671767674
Title	Herbal Healing for Women
Author	Rosemary Gladstar
Series	Guide To Holistic Healing Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Loose-leaf
Publisher	Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company)
Year published	1993-10-01
Number of pages	304
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