The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook

A Home Manual

By: James Green

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Paperback | 1 September 2000 | Edition Number 1

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THE HERBAL MEDICINE-MAKER'-?S HANDBOOK is an entertaining compilation of natural home remedies written by one of the great herbalists, James Green, author of the best-selling THE MALE HERBAL. Writing in a delightfully personal and down-home style, Green emphasizes the point that herbal medicine-making is fundamental to every culture on the planet and is accessible to everyone. So, first head into the garden and learn to harvest your own herbs, and then head into your kitchen and whip up a batch of raspberry cough syrup, or perhaps a soothing elixir to erase the daily stresses of modern life.

THE HERBAL MEDICINE-MAKER'-?S HANDBOOK is an entertaining compilation of natural home remedies written by one of the great herbalists, James Green, author of the best-selling THE MALE HERBAL. Writing in a delightfully personal and down-home style, Green emphasizes the point that herbal medicine-making is fundamental to every culture on the planet and is accessible to everyone. So, first head into the garden and learn to harvest your own herbs, and then head into your kitchen and whip up a batch of raspberry cough syrup, or perhaps a soothing elixir to erase the daily stresses of modern life.

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Prologue: A Word Before the Medicine Show	p. 9
A Field Trip	p. 13
A Few Herbs Are All You Need	p. 21
Gardening and Harvesting, Drying, Garbling, and Storing	p. 41
Kitchen Pharmacy Equipment	p. 65
The Extraction Process	p. 73
Solvents	p. 79
Forms of Herbal Medicine	p. 99
Infusion	p. 103
Decoction	p. 111
Distillation of Hydrosols	p. 117
Flower Essences	p. 123
Tincturing by Maceration	p. 145
Tincturing by Percolation	p. 157
Wine Infusion	p. 169
Vinegar Infusion	p. 177
Glycerin Infusion	p. 185
Oil Infusion	p. 193
Ointment, Salves, and Balms	p. 201
Lotions and Creams	p. 209
Suppositories and Boluses	p. 219
Herb Jellos	p. 229
Syrups, Honeys, Oxymels, and Electuaries	p. 233
Baths for Water Therapy	p. 249
Poultices and Fomentations	p. 275
Complementary Techniques, Terms, and Other Considerations	p. 291
A Perspective on Medicine	p. 321
The United Plant Savers List of "At-Risk Medicinal Plants"	p. 338
Welcome to the Garden	p. 341
Eight Principles of Excellent Medicine-Making	p. 352
Extract Information Chart	p. 354
Harvesting Information Chart	p. 355
First Aid for Poisoning by Alkaloids	p. 356
References	p. 359
Resources	p. 365
Index	p. 371
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