The gardener's companion to medicinal plants : an A-Z of healing plants and home remedies

The gardener's companion to medicinal plants An A-Z of healing plants and home remedies

Monique S. J. Simmonds

Book - 2016

"The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants is a beautifully illustrated giftable gardening reference book, which combines exquisite botanical illustrations with practical self-help projects. Every day sees a discovery in the press about the new uses of plants, and it's certain that most of our most important drugs are derived from plants. From willow (used to procure aspirin) to periwinkle (used in chemotherapy to treat lymphoma) many common garden plants have provided cures in modern medicine. In this book readers can discover more than 200 life-saving plants and 25 home-grown remedies to make themselves. Each home cure is described and illustrated with step-by-step photographs to show how you can be a gardener and heal y...ourself."--

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Subjects
Medicinal plants.
Medicinal plants > Identification.
Medicinal plants > Pictorial works.
Published
London : Frances Lincoln Limited 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Monique S. J. Simmonds (author)
Other Authors
Melanie-Jayne Howes (author), Jason Irving
Edition
First Frances Lincoln edition
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
224 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN
9780711238107
  • Introduction
  • Plant A-Z
  • Recipes
  • Yarrow glycerin
  • Garlic oxymel
  • Marshmallow lozenges
  • Calendula lip balm
  • Chamomile cream
  • Chicory coffee
  • Hawthorn spiced wine
  • Meadowsweet tincture
  • Fennel tincture
  • Liquorice sweets
  • Witch hazel water
  • St John's wort sun-infused oil
  • Lavender eye pillow
  • Dried lemon balm
  • Passionflower sleep tea
  • Plantain balm
  • Rosehip syrup
  • Rosemary infused oil
  • Elderberry vinegar
  • Chickweed cream
  • Comfrey ointment
  • Nettle soup
  • Dried valerian root
  • Sweet violet syrup
  • The world of medicinal plants
  • Growing medicinal plants
  • A history of herbals
  • Traditional systems of medicine
  • Herbalists today
  • Weeds as medicine
  • Plant compounds
  • Drugs from plants
  • Conservation and trade
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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