ENGLISH

Herbal remedies

By Andrew Chevallier

Book information

Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Year
2008
ISBN
1405312823, 9781405312820, 9781405335614
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
58 MB (60329302 bytes)
Series
Eyewitness companion guides
Pages
288\290
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Discover everything you want to know about herbal medicine from one of the leading figures in the field, Dr Andrew Chevallier. From Aloe Vera to Zea Mays, know your plants using the easy-to-follow A-Z profiling 140 of the most popular. Find out plants active properties, which parts are used and their current uses. Pick up the basics, from using remedies safely, to quality control and which herbal preparations to use and why. Follow step-by-step instructions for making simple herbal preparations as a tea, decoction or tincture at home, so you can self-treat over 50 common ailments from insomnia to athlete’s foot.

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