Rosemary Gladstar

Rosemary Gladstar has inspired an entire generation of herbal healers. Her insights into the healing power of plants have helped people everywhere embrace more natural, healthy, and radiant lives.

Debra J. Rayburn

A much needed comprehensive reference guide to ensure the safe and effective use of herbs and their preparations. Millions of people use vitamins or herbs along with prescription drugs and over the counter (OTC) medications. Find out which herbs and other nutritional supplements can help prescriptions work better or reduce adverse reactions. And which combinations are dangerous and should never be taken together.

Features:

• Separates fact from fiction concerning herbal medicine;
• Information on over 400 botanicals ranging from well-known herbs such as Camomile and Ginseng to less familiar herbs such as Kava and Muirapuama;
• Botanical remedies that enhance the body's ability to heal itself.

These safe, non-invasive therapies are proving to be more powerful than the often harmful drugs and surgeries that comprise the modern medicines of today; Appropriate precautions, adverse reactions, and possible prescription drug and over the counter (OTC) interactions with the use of herbs and other nutritional supplements; The only natural health reference book that is both comprehensive and user-friendly.

Richo Cech

A modern medicine making book and formulary with its roots in original herbalism designed for every medicinal herb gardener to cultivate the full potential of the plant-human relationship.

James Green

THE HERBAL MEDICINE-MAKER'S HANDBOOK is an entertaining compilation of natural home remedies written by one of the great herbalists, James Green, author of the best-selling THE MALE HERBAL. Writing in a delightfully personal and down-home style, Green emphasizes the point that herbal medicine-making is fundamental to every culture on the planet and is accessible to everyone. So, first head into the garden and learn to harvest your own herbs, and then head into your kitchen and whip up a batch of raspberry cough syrup, or perhaps a soothing elixir to erase the daily stresses of modern life.