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The herbal medicine-maker's handbook : a home manual / James Green ; illustrated by Ajana Green.

Green, James, 1940- (Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780895949905
  • ISBN: 0895949903
  • Physical Description: 384 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Berkeley, California : Crossing Press, 2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-368) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: A Word Before the Medicine Show -- 1. Field Trip -- 2. Few Herbs Are All You Need -- 3. Gardening and Harvesting, Drying, Garbling, and Storing -- 4. Kitchen Pharmacy Equipment -- 5. Extraction Process -- 6. Solvents -- 7. Forms of Herbal Medicine -- 8. Infusion -- 9. Decoction -- 10. Distillation of Hydrosols -- 11. Flower Essences -- 12. Tincturing by Maceration -- 13. Tincturing by Percolation -- 14. Wine Infusion -- 15. Vinegar Infusion -- 16. Glycerin Infusion -- 17. Oil Infusion -- 18. Ointment, Salves, & Balms -- 19. Lotions & Creams -- 20. Suppositories and Boluses -- 21. Herb Jellos -- 22. Syrups, Honeys, Oxymels, and Electuaries -- 23. Baths for Water Therapy -- 24. Poultices and Fomentations -- 25. Complementary Techniques, Terms, and Other Considerations -- 26. Perspective on Medicine -- App. A. United Plant Savers List of "At-Risk Medicinal Plants" -- App. B. Welcome to the Garden -- App. C. Eight Principles of Excellent Medicine-Making -- App. D. Extract Information Chart -- App. E. Harvesting Information Chart -- App. F. First Aid for Poisoning by Alkaloids.

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Materia medica, Vegetable > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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