The Essential Herbal for Natural Health: How to Transform Easy-to-Find Herbs int [Paperback]

From tinctures to ease tummy aches to elixirs to enhance energy, making your own remedies from easy-to-find herbs can be a satisfying and pleasurable way to connect with nature and your family's health. While entering the “herb world” can be intimidating—many of today's herb books are filled with cultivation tables, harvest techniques, dye charts, and aromatherapy guidelines—The Essential Herbal for Natural Healthprovides a welcome entry point for those wishing to experience the beauty and simplicity of natural herbal remedies safely. By focusing on just thirteen foundation herbs, you can easily jump into the world of herbs while still creating a wide range of remedies and recipes. With something for everyone in the family—men, women, and children—these simple recipes can be made to cure coughs, calm anxiety, moisturize skin, and more.“A balanced, basic introduction to creating herbal medicines; recommended.”—Library Journal

“Inspirational. This book is an excellent start for someone who is just beginning to use herbs.  Beautifully produced on cream paper with soft green illustrations, it makes herbs and their remedies both accessible and appealing and encourages you to respect the lore of generations by passing on what you learn.”—Junomagazine (UK)

“Written in the warm open style of the best of the herb classics,The Essential Herbal for Natural Healthembraces the art of kitchen and backyard medicine and anchors it firmly to hearth and home. An eminently practical guidebook filled with Holly’s favorite herbal recipes, healthful hints, and practical suggestions,The Essential Herbalis also an inspiring and powerful treatise on this ancient healing tradition.”—Rosemary Gladstar, author ofRosemary Gladstar’s Family Herbal

“A treasure trove of simple recipes and ideas for healthy living for the whol32