Herbal Remedies for Dummies

By Christopher Hobbs

People have been using herbs to fight disease and promote wellness since prehistoric times. In recent years, science has gotten into the act and amassed quite a respectable body of evidence to support what healers the world over have been saying for centuries - herbal remedies work. Experiencing the heartbreak of psoriasis? A little dandelion root can clear it up. Grandpa's sciatica acting up again? St. John's Wort ought to put the spring back in his step. Got a bad case of poison ivy? Stop the itch with echinacea. Ginger tames the morning sickness beast - lavender and peppermint leaf also work well. Use licorice, chamomile, and wild yam root to pacify an irritable bowel. If you're one of the millions of people who feel let down by conventional health care, or who've experienced unpleasant or harmful side effects from modern medicines, Herbal Remedies For Dummies is a book you'll want to have. Written by fourth-generation herbalist Christopher Hobbs, it gets you up to speed on what you need to know to: Choose safe and effective herbal products Treat scores of common ailments and conditions Find specific herbal remedies for women, men, and kids Grow and harvest herbs Create herbal products at home Chris clears up much of the confusion surrounding herbal medicines. He anticipates just about every question you're likely to have about herbal medicine, and he provides concise, interesting answers laced with fascinating details from history and folklore. From alfalfa to yerba santa, he describes an array of best natural remedies, and he supplies: Easy-to-follow instructions on how to select the best herbal products A Symptom Guide - simple and easy herbal remedies for more than 80 common conditions, listed alphabetically by symptom An Aroma Guide - an A-to-Z guide to 100 easy-to-find medicinal herbs More than fifty recipes for healing teas, oils, tonics, and more This friendly, caring, and accessible introduction to the world of herbal medicine is an important resource for anyone looking for a safe, easy-to-use alternative, or supplement, to conventional medicine.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764551272
• ISBN13: 9780764551277
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Reference for any herbalist.

I bought this book so I could have a reference for treating myself and my family with all natural herbs. I couldn't have been more pleased with this purchase. It has everything I could ever need in it. I will probably buy other herb books just to have other references but if you are new to herbs this is the book for you. It has everything a beginner could possibly need.

excellent, easy to understand resource

I have used herbs, & herbal remedies in the past, pre internet, then sort of forgot about them. You know busy etc..When Dr.'s started to prescribe way too much medicine, I thought, DUH! Well, I needed something easy to read because herbs, if you don't understand them, can be dangerous to your health. This book is easy to understand, and now with the internet, so I can find the herbs, all I can say is, Great! Just from getting back on track with what my body needs, I've lost 15lbs since Thanksgiving.

excellent introduction/refresher for herbal medicine

I am studying herbal medicine, and this is an excellent refresher for my courses. It would also be a great introduction to all of the basic concepts of herbal medicine for non-scholastic endeavors. Christopher Hobbs is well known in the field, and a highly reliable source.

excellent book

I own about a dozen books on herbal medicine and I keep finding myself back to this one time and time again. It is well written with a ton of useful information ranging from uses,terminology, cautions, and best ways to use the herbs. A must have for anyone interested in herbal medicine

Excellent information, not just for dummies!

I found this book very well written and very well balanced. It is invaluable for the newcomer to herbs, and would be a valuable addition to the bookshelf of a more experienced user too. It's one of those books which sits in my kitchen and gets referred to almost every day.