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If you're one of the millions of people who feel let down by conventional health care or have experienced unpleasant or harmful side effects from modern medicines, this 384-page book clears up much of the confusion surrounding herbal medicines.

People have been using herbs to fight disease and promote wellness since prehistoric times. In recent years, science has gotten into the act and amassed a respectable body of evidence to support what healers the world over have been saying for centuries — herbal remedies work. Experiencing the heartbreak of psoriasis? A little dandelion root can clear it up. Grandpa’s sciatica acting up again? St. John’s Wort ought to put the spring back in his step. Got a bad case of poison ivy? Stop the itch with echinacea. Ginger tames the morning sickness beast–lavender and peppermint leaf also work well. Use licorice, chamomile, and wild yam root to pacify an irritable bowel.

Written by fourth generation herbalist Christopher Hobbs, it gets you up to speed on what you need to know to:

• Choose safe and effective herbal products
• Treat scores of common ailments and conditions
• Find specific herbal remedies for women, men, and kids
• Grow and harvest herbs
• Create herbal products at home

• Easy-to-follow instructions on how to select the best herbal products
• A Symptom Guide–simple and easy herbal remedies for more than 80 common conditions, listed alphabetically by symptom
• An Aroma Guide–an A-to-Z guide to 100 easy- to- find medicinal herbs
• More than 50 recipes for healing teas, oils, tonics and more