Herbal Remedies for Beginners: Natural Ways to Treat Ailments

by Sandra Kynes

Overview

Quick and Easy Remedies for Holistic Health

This impressive book contains almost 200 recipes for herbal remedies that anyone can use, even if you've never worked with herbs. Expert Sandra Kynes shows how herbal remedies can treat everything from the flu to kidney stones and can be made from ingredients commonly stocked in your kitchen.

Herbal Remedies for Beginners is cleverly organized and cross-referenced so you can look up remedies by ailment or by herb, making it easy to find what you need. You'll discover how to make the remedies and a wide variety of application methods from teas and oils to balms and gels. With everything from a basil and lemongrass salve for soothing insect bites to a ginger and turmeric syrup for alleviating motion sickness, this is the perfect beginner's guide to natural wellness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738761961
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	06/08/2020
Series:	Llewellyn's For Beginners , #55
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
Sales rank:	900,898
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Sandra Kynes (Mid-coast Maine) is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids and the author of nineteen books, including Star Magic, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences, Mixing Essential Oils for Magic, and Sea Magic. Additionally, her work has been featured in Utne Reader, The Portal, and Circle Magazine. Sandra's writing also appears regularly in Llewellyn's popular almanacs and datebooks. Visit her at Kynes.net.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction 1

One: Getting Started 5

Two: Basic Remedy Recipes and Applications 17

Three: Additional Recipes and Applications 29

Four: First Aid 43

Five: The Head, Ears, Eyes, Mouth, and Throat 63

Six: The Respiratory System 81

Seven: The Digestive System 99

Eight: The Integumentary System (Skin) 117

Nine: The Musculoskeletal System 141

Ten: The Nervous System 159

Eleven: The Reproductive System 173

Twelve: The Circulatory, Endocrine, and Urinary Systems 189

Thirteen: Common Kitchen Herbs and Spices 205

Fourteen: Additional Herbs and Other Ingredients 227

Conclusion 247

Appendix A: Herbs for Ailments, Conditions, and Support for Good Health 249

Appendix B: Measurement Equivalents 265

Glossaries 267

Bibliography 275

Index 283