With easy recipes using ingredients grown in your window box
or the local market, Ethnobotanist James Wong shows you how
easy-and cheap-it is to make simple creams, salves, teas,
lozenges, and much more. James uses his top-class academic
knowledge to reveal how many plants contain the same active
ingredients as over-the counter drugs, and offers recipes to
relieve a whole range of common conditions, including:
Digestive disorders: bad breath, heartburn and
indigestion, digestion, irritable bowel syndrome,
constipation, flatulence, diarrhea
Skin complaints:
athlete's foot, eczema, insect bites and stings, acne,
sunburn, age spots, fungal conditions, burn scars, poor foot
circulation, chapped hands and sores, insect deterrent
Face and body: hair strengthener, body
scrub, bath and massage oil, deodorant, face mask, hand
care, bath bomb, exfoliator, face toner/hair rinse, sore
eyes, tired/red eyes, glycerine soap, plague remover and gum
soother, chapped lips
With over 150 full-color
photos, this book outlines all of the tools, oils, waxes,
and powders necessary to get started, and also directs you
to suppliers for easy shopping. You'll also find a 60 page
reference of the top 100 plants you should consider growing
in order to make herbal remedies out of your own garden. So
unleash the power of plants and soothe the symptoms of
everyday ailments the natural way.
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