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We all need the company of plants and wild places in our lives, whether this is in an old wood, a remote moor or seashore, or even in our own garden. This is our flagship book, with over 160,000 sales so far (combining UK and North American markets) and no signs of slowing down. We hope you love your course and products as much as we do, and that you are entirely satisfied with your purchase.Packed with practical information on the use of 50 native plants and gives a fascinating insight into the background of these traditional herbal remedies.

The pre-loved books are carefully cleaned and maintained offering a wide variety of general and specialist titles from children's to adults. Ranging from high blood pressure in my dad, anaemia, irregular menstrual cycles and infections (and much more).Chickweed, for example, which I always pull up and toss aside to be throw away or given to my guinea pigs, will proudly be dried and bottled by me this year to aid weight loss and help me soothe the itchy skin I get during summer. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I've got tons of miscellaneous herbals with lists of plants and their properties; this one is special because the information is deep and rich and dense with both the fascinating lore and history of plants and the instructions for practical use in treating ailments.

Your instructor will welcome you and you will then spend the morning identifying, describing and collecting a selection of native, wild, medicinal plants from around our stunning 250 acre woodland. This book has been described as ‘a loving collection of ingredients and recipes for creating tried and true aphrodisiacs at home’. For example, elecampane root for cough syrup and an immune tonic in the autumn and winter, marigold for infused oil in the summer.The hands-on approach aims to increase your confidence in and knowledge of the uses of herbs for healing, well-being and pleasure. With the help of this book, I will walk around the woodlands and fields come spring to pick and select my own medicine.

Most of the plants mentioned are very common here and I've seen quite a few myself on my foraging hikes. Each piece, usually a leaf but sometimes a fruit, berry or nut, is totally unique as the original is only used once.She offers one and two day courses in: An introduction to herbal medicine (weekend course covering the basic principles of western herbal medicine, how to make syrups, infuse oils, ointments and creams). I have shared this knowledge it presents with the recipes and remedies with work colleagues who are amazed. There are clear instructions about which plants to harvest, when, and over 120 recipes showing how to make them into teas, vinegars, oils, creams, pillows, poultices or alcohol-based tinctures. It contains each herb, with its own page or two (or three) about what it does, how to use it, how the herb was used in history with a beautiful accompanying picture to boot!