The Complete Medicinal Herbal: A Practical Guide to the Healing Properties of Herbs - Couverture souple

Ody, Penelope

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ISBN 10 : 1634508432 ISBN 13 : 9781634508438

Editeur : Skyhorse, 2017

Synopsis

Here is a full-color guide to the healing properties of herbs, with more than 120 medicinal herbs and their therapeutic properties included. Penelope Ody’s guide is essential for natural healthy enthusiasts and herbalists.

All the parts of the plants that can be used medicinally are shown, from fresh flower petals or leaves to the root, bark, and juice. Each entry details the plant's chemical constituents, its actions, and its therapeutic applications—from exotic ma huang, used in China to treat asthma for 5,000 years, to humble cabbage, which has been effective against stomach ulcers in clinical tests. Here are more than 250 safe treatments to help alleviate common complaints and ailments:

• Aches & Pains
• Headaches and Migraines
• Infections
• Digestive Problems,
• Urinary Disorders
• Male Reproductive Problems
• And much more!

A special how-to section explains the preparation of herbal remedies. There is even a section on the historical uses of these herbs.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Penelope Ody is a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists in the UK and is the editor of Herbal Society magazine. She lives in the UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Skyhorse
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1634508432
• ISBN 13: 9781634508438
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas