Hartung, Tammi
Summary: A thorough resource explains how to plant, grow and harvest more than 100 herbs and details their many uses in cooking, home beauty and home healing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2011
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 635 HARJepson Wolf, Rachel
Summary: "In Herbal Adventures, you'll pull on your boots and discover the magical plants that are growing just beyond your door. Explore nearby parks, fields, and forests, then make all sorts of tasty and useful things for your family and friends! Start with a delicious homemade soda, flower petal pancakes, or a soothing balm for cuts and scrapes. Sip herbal tea that's fit for the fairies, craft syrup...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Young Voyageur Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2018
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Summary: Color pictures of 169 healing plants, lichens, and mushrooms of North America (2-4 pictures/plant for easy identification). Here you'll find the most powerful medicinal plants & mushrooms of North America. This book is for both beginners and seasoned herbalists, and covers identification, color photos, edible uses, medicinal uses, harvesting instructions, a medicinal index, and much more! The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capital Printing Co 2019
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Summary: "Easy to follow, approachable, and authoritative, this is a reference to using spices for maximum health and wellness. It's packed with practical information, including the benefits of spices, their history as natural remedies, creating spice blends, safety tips, common uses, and delivery systems. An A-Z guide of 40 spices identifies their preventative and curative potential, and each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 GROMorgan, Alyson
Summary: Morgan grew up feeling disconnected from her Haitian roots and suffering from the trauma of racism. To heal herself, she found a connection with the natural world around her: slowing down, respecting the seasons, and growing or foraging plants in her local area. Here she shares her methods of homesteading for anyone to practice in their own life, offering regenerative and sustainable ways of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "On this special edition of Volunteer Gardener, hosts Sheri Gramer and Tammy Algood highlight the colors, fragrances, and endless possibilities of herbs."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nashville Public Television, Inc. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.7 VOLNavarro, Hialeah Garcia.
Summary: Native Americans have used herbs and natural medicines since time immemorial. It is interesting to note how some of the practices and herbs utilized by them and other indigenous people were some of the same practices and herbs used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. What is the best way to learn about this subject? Booklets, books, and other sources of information are good, but they can lack the...
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 615.88 NAVShealy, C. Norman.
Summary: C. Norman Shealy's comprehensive and authoritative guide is an indispensable reference, containing all you need to know about healing with complementary and alternative techniques and therapies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Element 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.5 SHEShimer, Porter
Summary: "Discover how the Native-American tradition uses plants and herbs, heat, movement and sound, visualization, and spirituality to heal dozens of everyday ailments and illnesses--from back pain to insect bites to flu and sore throat and much more. Broken into sections, the book covers such topics as "The Healing Spirit" (including dream therapy, spirituality, and prayer), "The Native American Spa"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tess Press 2004
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Summary: The Energetics of Western Herbs, Vol 2, is a groundbreaking reference work for over 220 botanical remedies used in Western herbal medicine. Comprehensive and detailed, it draws on Chinese and Greek herbal medicine to integrate traditional herbal energetics with the latest findings in plant pharmacology. The traditional vitalistic and modern scientific systems of herbal medicine are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Snow Lotus Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 HOLOdy, Penelope
Summary: Complete Medicinal Herbal is a fully illustrated practical guide to the healing properties of herbs. The book includes more than 120 medicinal herbs with important therapeutic properties and a section on their historical uses, The Complete Medicinal Herbal is a must for every home book shelve. All the parts of the plants that can be used medicinally are shown, from fresh flower petals or leaves...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2017
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Summary: Discover how to utilize the magic of plants and diasporic ancestral practices in remedies and ritual.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fair Winds 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.321 ROSSoule, Deb
Summary: "A guide to growing and harvesting healing plants, with advice on how to create herbal preparations and in-depth discussions of the properties and uses of various plants"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.7 SOUHolmes, Peter
Summary: The Energetics of Western Herbs, Vol 1, is a groundbreaking reference work for over 220 botanical remedies used in Western herbal medicine. Comprehensive and detailed, it draws on Chinese and Greek herbal medicine to integrate traditional herbal energetics with the latest findings in plant pharmacology. The traditional vitalistic and modern scientific systems of herbal medicine are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Snow Lotus Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 HOLRose, Lisa M.
Summary: Plants of the Midwest provide an wealth of botanical diversity. Whether you are already adept at finding, identifying, harvesting and safely using wild medicinal plants, or are just starting out, this guide will help you wildcraft your way to wellness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press, Inc. 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 ROSHoughton, Marlene
Summary: There have been many books written on herbal medicine. This book differs from most because it is based on the empowerment model, which aims to help people take responsibility for their own health. Houghton helps readers tackle everyday ailments and takes the guesswork out of using herbs to keep them feeling well. Herbal medicine is useful for a range of common complaints, and gentle and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 HOUBalch, Phyllis A.
Summary: This new fifth edition of the nation's #1 bestselling guide to natural remedies incorporates the most recent information on a variety of alternative healing and preventive therapies, and unveils new science on vitamins, supplements, and herbs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2010
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Summary: A twelfth-century German Benedictine abbess, Hildegard of Bingen is widely regarded as one of the true pioneers of holistic medicine and natural healing, developing concepts that were ahead of their time. Introducing her 10 key principles including, preventative health advice, fasting, the mind-body connection, meditation and ecological considerations, this practical book brings her original...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eddison Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.5 SCHYoon, Grace
Summary: "The Korean Herbal Apothecary, written by Qi Alchemy founder, Grace Yoon, addresses herbalism and medicine making from the perspective of Korean ancestral traditions"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fair Winds Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.8 YOOCabrera, Chanchal
Summary: "In Holistic Cancer Care, Chanchal Cabrera, a consulting medical herbalist with more than 20 years specializing in holistic oncology, provides an in-depth guide to using herb-based therapies in conjunction with conventional treatments"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 CABCoffman, Sam
Summary: "Herbal Medic covers first-aid essentials, such how to assess a situation and a person in need of treatment and distinguish between illness and injury, as well how to prepare and use herbs when there is no access to conventional medical treatment"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 COFGilbert, Cyndi
Summary: Botanical medicine is one of the main therapies employed by naturopathic doctors, and many women are now turning to natural remedies for treating and preventing health problems, either as an alternative or as a complement to conventional health care. This pursuit of optimum health care can often be confusing and overwhelming because of the wide range of information that is available. Gilbert...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Robert Rose Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615 GILWilkins, Erin Masako
Summary: Caring for our bodies and achieving and maintaining a baseline of good health are necessities that should be incorporated into our busy lives. Wilkins shares accessible and comprehensive herbal wellness practices and remedies to everyday ailments. One of her central themes is that food can be our greatest medicine. A herbalist and acupuncturist, her practices are rooted in Asian tradition. --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 WILFeghali, Layla K.
Summary: "A cultural history of the herbs, foodways, and land-based medicines of Lebanon and Canaan that explores how they connect family and kin in diaspora"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2024