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If you are interested in simple and effective alternatives to today’s expensiveand impersonal high technology, try this classic and comprehensive guide forsafe and inexpensive natural remedies for the prevention of disease andsickness. Over 4 million copies sold and still selling strong. This book isone of those rare phenomena which are truly epoch making – beginning an era ofhealth based on natural living. This is the authorized Kloss family editioncontaining the archival family photos and reminiscences.
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The soothing smell of lavender, rosemary’s piney flavor, the bright colors of nasturtiums . . . herbs are wonderful things! In this handsome volume, Mary Preus provides a delightful entree into the world of herbs with detailed instructions on how to grow 50 herbs and how to enrich your life by using them everyday in an herbal lifestyle. Easy and delicious recipes, herbal crafts and gifts, landscaping with herbs, traditional and modern medicinal use, aromatherapy-it’s all here in the Northwest Herb Lover’s Handbook.
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Mary Preus, author of Growing Herbs, owned and operated the Silver Bay Herb Farm in Silverdale for 20 years. She has sold her products at the Pike Place Market and taught classes on growing and using herbs. Preus lives in Seattle.
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(Malowe & Co.) Practical guide to choosing and using conventional and complementary remedies at home. Covers over 80 common family ailments, including children’s illnesses and first aid for minor injuries. Includes advice on: conventional, herbal, aromatherapeutic, homeopathic, nutritional and supplemental, reflexology, and yoga. For consumers. Softcover.
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This is the second edition of Chevallier’s The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants (LJ 12/96). Although the title has changed, the format and contents are substantially the same. Careful comparison of the two editions, though, reveals that the text of the second edition has been revised to reflect the latest herbal research and includes some herbs not mentioned in the earlier book, such as cat’s claw. The new edition also addresses the issues of quality control and the safe use of herbal remedies. But as with the original, initial and final chapters address the development of herbal medicine, world herbal traditions, and home remedies. Sandwiched between this material is an alphabetical listing by Latin name of 550 of the most commonly used individual herbs. One hundred key plants are given a full-page spread outlining their habitat and cultivation, related species, key constituents and actions, research, traditional and current uses, parts used, key prep (more…)
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No household should be without a book that offers simple remedies to common ailments as well as advice on obtaining professional assistance for more complex situations. In The Johns Hopkins Complete Home Guide to Symptoms & Remedies, forty-seven top specialists at America’s foremost medical institution provide thousands of reliable answers to our most pressing health questions. Easy-to-use symptoms charts help narrow down possible diagnoses, and all of the listed disorders are explained in full detail. Essential, up-to-date information includes what each condition is, its symptoms, how it’s diagnosed, the latest treatment options, prevention strategies, and when to call your doctor. The Johns Hopkins Complete Home Guide to Symptoms & Remedies provides advice from leading experts in every medical specialty on more than 500 symptoms and conditions. It is a reference so complete, it’s almost like having a trusted physician in the home.
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