Natural Care: Complete Medicinal Herbal (revised) by Rj Vickers

Natural Care: Complete Medicinal Herbal (revised) by Rj Vickers

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This text includes special illustrated features on groups of herbs that have become increasingly popular for medicinal reasons in recent years, including Australian bush plants, South American and Indian herbs.

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Natural Care: Complete Medicinal Herbal (revised) by Rj Vickers

Informative and authoritative this is the first fully illustrated practical guide to the healing properties of herbs. The beautifully photographed page-by-page A to Z of over 120 medicinal herbs includes plants with therapeutic properties and shows all the parts used medicinally with descriptions of their traditional uses. Each entry also details the plant's active ingredients and its therapeutic applications from exotic ma Huang used in China against asthma for 5 000 years to the humble cabbage which in clinical trails has demonstrated its effectiveness for stomach ulcers.Herbal home remedies A section on herbal remedies explains how to make and take herbal remedies and offers over 250 safe treatments to help alleviate common complaints from coughs colds and headaches to skin conditions digestive problems and stress. Real-life case studies highlight how herbal remedies work. A special feature shows a full herbal kit for the home and there is practical advice on when to consult a medical herbalist: The Complete Medicinal Herbal is a highly practical handbook as well as a visual sourcebook for anyone wishing to explore and derive benefit from the healing properties of herbs.
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ISBN 13 9780751330052
ISBN 10 0751330051
Title Natural Care: Complete Medicinal Herbal (revised)
Author Rj Vickers
Condition Unavailable
Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Year published 2000-08-24
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.