North Atlantic Books The Modern Herbal Dispensary: A Medicine-Making Guide

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The beloved best-selling classic for the modern herbalist–a definitive guide to 250 safe and effective herbal medicines, preparations, and single-herb remedies to make at home.
This comprehensive, full-color guide offers detailed and easy-to-follow instructions for making and using approximately 250 all-natural DIY herbal medicines. With practical tips, in-depth preparation techniques, and an inside look at some of the authors’ own favorite formulas, The Modern Herbal Dispensatory walks beginners and advanced herbalists alike through:

– The 12 major categories of herbs, from aromatic to sweet
– Herbal preparations the many ways to prepare and use herbs, from capsules and tinctures to standardized extracts and essential oils
– Choosing the best dosage form for each category of herb
– How to harvest, dry, and use fresh herbs
– Extractions terms, equipment, solvents, and calculations, plus how to extract herbs in water, alcohol, glycerin, and vinegar
– Advanced techniques: like percolation extracts, fluid extracts, and soxhlet extracts
– Preparations like oil-based extractions, topical applications, concentrates, lozenges, traditional Chinese methods, and more
– Formulas and dosages: how to design herbal formulas and use herbs safely and effectively
– Herbal insights and need-to-know wisdom, like why different preparations of the same herb affect the body differently; which herbs are medicinal when dry, but could be toxic when fresh; and why beginners typically see more potent results with formulations versus single-herb preparations

The text includes multiple appendices, recommendations for further reading, in-depth full-color photo guides, and a helpful index. With advice on herbal preparations for 100+ illnesses and conditions and a comprehensive materia medica, The Modern Herbal Dispensatory is an enduring classic and beloved plant-medicine reference manual for herbalists, natural medicine practitioners, and anyone seeking safe, holistic, at-home care and inexpensive all-natural remedies.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 29 November 2016
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 376 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1623170796
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1623170790
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 726 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 2.29 x 23.62 cm
Best Sellers Rank: #28,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #16 in Naturopathy #21 in Herbal Remedies #588 in New Age Religion & Spirituality
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