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Overview
The author of Sweet Remedies offers a straightforward, empowering guide to homegrown herbal remedies for illness injuries, and preventative health.
Most of us understand the value of eating and buying local. Taking back our food, goods, and services from multinational corporations and sourcing them from small growers, producers, artisans, and entrepreneurs benefits our families, our environment, and our communities. Heal Local argues that “100-mile healthcare” can be equally valuable in terms of how we treat illness and injury and maintain wellness.
This innovative guide demonstrates that by harnessing multifaceted whole plants, we can rely on homegrown or regionally produced herbs rather than importing exotics and non-natives. Based on the small apothecary model, author Dawn Combs explains how to:
· Maximize the benefits of homegrown first aid, from increased freshness, potency, and effectiveness to community resilience and local economic growth
· Make home herbal healthcare less intimidating and more attainable, by focusing on twenty herbs to effectively treat most common injuries and ailments
· Implement a local medicine culture safely and sustainably, while protecting and respecting wild plant populations
Many herbals overwhelm their readers, presenting a list of hundreds of herbs, each with a different purpose. Heal Local empowers readers by showing that you don’t need to know everything about every herb on the planet to create a complete home apothecary. Anyone can be self-sufficient with their wellness, regardless of their previous knowledge, experience, or available space.
Mother Earth News Books for Wiser Living Recommendation
“An excellent reflection on integrating the western medicine model and local medicine communities.” —Cheri Dinsmore, RN, BSN, president, Harmony Farm
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781550925890 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | New Society Publishers |
| Publication date: | 12/15/2020 |
| Series: | Mother Earth News Books for Wiser Living |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 331 |
| Sales rank: | 601,603 |
| File size: | 75 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
| Age Range: | 16 Years |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Herbs at Home and in Our Communities
Chapter 1: From My Family to Yours
Chapter 2: The Importance of Local
Chapter 3: Both Food and Medicine — Buy Local or Grow Your Own
Chapter 4: What Does a Local Medicine Community Look Like?
Chapter 5: Growing the First Aid Garden
Chapter 6: Basic Harvesting Instructions
Part II: Herbal First Aid Methods
Chapter 7: Preparing and Administering Herbal Medicines
Chapter 8: What's in the Cupboard?
Chapter 9: Working with Your Doctor
Chapter 10: How Much, How Often?
Part III: The Herbs
Boneset
Calendula
Cayenne
Chickweed
Comfrey
Echinacea
Elder
Garlic
Ginger
Hops
Lemon Balm
Licorice
Lobelia
Mullein
Parsley
Plantain
Sage
St. John's Wort
Wild Bergamot
Yarrow
Part IV: Emergency and First Aid Situations
Asthma Attack
Bleeding
Broken Bones
Bruises
Burns
Constipation
Diarrhea
Ear Infection
Eye Issues
Fever
Food Poisoning
Headaches
Heart Attack/Stroke
Heartburn and Indigestion
Infections — External and Internal
Muscle Pain/Pulled Muscles
Nausea
Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac and Rashes
Shock
Sore Throat
Splinters/Foreign Objects/Bites and Stings
Sprains/Strains
Toothache
Urinary Tract Infection
Wounds
Part V: Illnesses and Imbalances
Respiratory System
Allergies
Asthma
Bronchitis
Common Cold
Influenza
Pneumonia
Sinusitis
Nervous System
Anxiety/Stress
Depression
Fibromyalgia
Insomnia
Memory/Brain Fog
Migraine
Digestive System
Acid Reflux
Anemia
Gall Bladder Issues
Gas/Bloating
Indigestion/Poor Assimilation
Inflammatory Bowel Disease- Colitis and Crohn's Disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Peptic Ulcer
Radiation
Toxins/Detox
Worms
Circulatory System
Arthritis
Blood Issues — Clotting, Thinning
Gout
Heart Issues — Arrythmia, Chest Pain, Rapid Heartbeat
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol and Arteriosclerosis
Varicose Veins
Childhood Illnesses
Chicken Pox
Colic
Diphtheria
Haemophilus influenzae
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Hepatitis
Measles
Meningitis
Mumps
Polio
Rotavirus
Scarlet Fever
Strep Throat
Tonsillitis
Whooping Cough
Skin
Boils
Eczema
Fungus
Hemorrhoids
Herpes Simplex
Lipoma
Psoriasis
Shingles
Urinary Tract
Kidney Stones
Tinnitus/Hearing Loss
Water Retention/Bloating
Endocrine / Reproductive System
Adrenal Stress/Exhaustion
Cramps
High Blood Sugar
Thyroid Imbalances
Yeast Infection
A Special Note About Cancer
Afterword
Endnotes
Glossary
Appendix A: United Plant Savers
Appendix B: Comfrey: A Study in Herbal Safety
Appendix C: Herbal Resources
Index
About the Author
What People are Saying About This
"[Dawn Combs'] compelling case for re-informing ourselves with ancient healing arts re-connects us to the sheer abundance and provision of our ecological nest. This book will walk you through the process, from initial interest to a home apothecary. Rather than a sanctimonious attitude, Dawn exhibits an appreciative can-do spirit that uplifts individual initiative and respects the awesomeness of natural healing. I hope this book awakens in you a thirst and hunger for medicinal plants in a Heal Local context." — Joel Salatin, from the Foreword
"This is the herb book that I've wanted forever! Dawn Combs gives us the information we need in order to take control of our health challenges. You'll learn to make tinctures and poultices and more, and you'll discover which herbs to use for what ailment; this is an essential book for every self-reliant homestead. No doubt the pages will become smudged and tattered from frequent use in the coming years." — Deborah Niemann, author of Homegrown and Handmade , Ecothrifty , and Raising Goats Naturally
"Increasingly, herbalism is becoming an important local source of health maintenance: in the home, on the farm, and in the community. Herbalist Dawn Combs teaches the reader how to confidently move into this increasingly prevalent and important field. Heal Local teaches a wide range of skills, from the backyard herb garden to twenty basic, safe, widely used herbs, to specific conditions which can be treated at home. This is an excellent introductory book but it will continue to provide insights over the decades. The excellent footnoting makes it a useful book for further research about herbalism and a diversity of related homestead skills." — Matthew Wood MS (Herbal Medicine), Registered Herbalist (AHG)
"An excellent reflection on integrating the western medicine model and local medicine communities, empowering the reader to take ownership of their health and collaborate with their physician, incorporating medicines that may be as local as their own backyard." — Cheri Dinsmore, R.N., B.S.N, President, Harmony Farm
"Humans have always used the plants growing around them for healing. As Combs wisely points out, the simple act of gathering and using a common weed as a home remedy has profound and far-reaching effects, from enhancing our own self-reliance to making our world a better place for all. And I do mean all — from all sorts of people to the plants and other species that also depend upon them. Truly, this book is a practical and accessible doorway to the amazing and delicious world of herbal medicine. Yes, let's add wellness and healing to the rising tide of re-localization." — Betzy Bancroft, RH(AHG), co-director, Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism and advisory board member, United Plant Savers
"May this book live in the kitchens of both rural and urban families, and may it show up at farmers markets as a resource and reminder that now is the time for the local food movement and the local medicine community to be connected." — Deb Soule, herbalist and author, How to Move Like a Gardener: Planting and Preparing Medicines from Plants