Herbal Medicine for Beginners: Your Guide to Healing Common Ailments with 35 Medicinal Herbs by Katja Swift, Ryn Midura

A beginner's guide to the herbalist tradition of making plant preparations at home, with Herbal Medicine for Beginners.

Discover how herbalists work with easy-to-find herbs in Herbal Medicine for Beginners, and pursue a summer hobby that is both enjoyable and hands-on.

Get the information and the instructions you need with this easy-to-navigate guide, featuring basic healing plants, techniques to prepare and preserve them, and methods to apply them.

Learn about summer herbs and other plants of the herbal tradition with:

Home herbalism in four steps: what herbs you need, how to source and store them, how to handle them safely, and how the authors make their preparations.

Herb profiles―specific information about 35 essential plants, what each treats, and how to work with them.

A section on common complaints: 59 everyday concerns and 104 herbal preparations the authors describe, keyed to the herb profiles. Read it as the authors' approach, not medical advice, and talk to a doctor about any health concern.

Get the skills to confidently prepare your own plant blends with Herbal Medicine for Beginners.