Gérard Debuigne, François Couplan

100 Plants That Heal (eBook, ePUB)

The Illustrated Herbarium of Medicinal Plants
Fotograf: Vignes, Pierre; Vignes, Délia

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Discover how to use common medicinal plants and natural beauty products for healing and self-care with this sumptuously illustrated guide. Dig up the fascinating history of these plants, their active components and therapeutic properties, and learn how to prepare safe herbal remedies including infusions, tinctures, oils and lotions. This journey into plant-based wellbeing is guided by a respected ethnobotanist and doctor of phytotherapy, meaning you can grow your knowledge of this natural science with complete confidence. Ordered alphabetically, the guide covers a huge range of common plants, including almond, blackcurrant, borage, caraway, chard, chicory, dandelion, fig, hazel, ivy, juniper, nettle, poppy, cornflower, cowslip, oak, walnut, eucalyptus, fennel, flax, nasturtium, heather, horse-chestnut, jasmine, lavender, leek, mint, oregano, pomegranate, raspberry, rosemary, St. John's-wort, watercress, thyme and yarrow. You'll find suggested treatments for nausea, coughs, colds and flu, acne, burns, bites and sprains, as well as ideas for pain relief, skincare and aids for digestion, stress, sleep and more. At the end of the book, you'll find a small practical guide for budding herbalists, featuring useful tips for picking and preserving plants while being an environmentally responsible picker, ensuring you always show respect to nature and its "magical" healing powers. The healing properties referenced for each plant are fully explained and there's a glossary of botanical terms to ensure that everything is clear for complete beginners. This magnificent book will satisfy all your curiosities about healing plants and become your essential companion to herbal medicines and natural beauty products.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: F+W
• Seitenzahl: 219
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781446380864
• Artikelnr.: 68380458

Autorenporträt

François Couplan is an ethnobotanist and specialist of the traditional uses of wild and cultivated plants.

Inhaltsangabe

Almond 6
Arnica 8
Bay Laurel 10
Bearberry 12
Bilberry 14
Black Elder 16
Black Horehound 18
Black Poplar 20
Blackcurrant 22
Blackseed 24
Blackthorn 26
Bogbean 28
Borage 30
Butcher's Broom 32
Caraway 34
Carob 36
Chard 38
Chaste Tree 40
Chicory 42
Colt's-foot 44
Comfrey 46
Common Agrimony 48
Common Centaury 50
Common Dandelion 52
Common Fig 54
Common Grape Vine 56
Common Hazel 58
Common Hop 60
Common Ivy 62
Common Juniper 64
Common Kidney Vetch 66
Common Lady's-mantle 68
Common Mallow 70
Common Nettle 72
Common Poppy 74
Cornflower 76
Cowslip 78
Dog Rose 80
English Oak 82
English Walnut 84
Eucalyptus 86
Fennel 88
Flax 90
Fumitory 92
Garden Nasturtium 94
Garden Thyme 96
Gentian 98
Germander 100
Glandular Plantain 102
Great Mullein 104
Greater Celandine 106
Heather 108
Hemp Agrimony 110
Herb Robert 112
Hogweed 114
Horse-chestnut 116
Hyssop 118
Immortelle 120
Jasmine 122
Lavender 124
Leek 126
Lemon Balm 128
Lesser Celandine 130
Lime (Linden) 132
Meadowsweet 134
Mint 136
Mouse-ear-hawkweed 138
Mugwort 140
Myrtle 142
Oat 144
Olive 146
Oregano 148
Pasqueflower 150
Pomegranate 152
Purple Loosestrife 154
Raspberry 156
Rest-harrow 158
Ribbed Melilot 160
Rosemary 162
Round-leaved Sundew 164
St. John's-wort 166
Scots Pine 168
Shepherd's Purse 170
Silver Birch 172
Silverweed 174
Soapwort 176
Strawberry Tree 178
Sweet Chestnut 180
Verbena 182
Watercress 184
White Deadnettle 186
White Horehound 188
Wild Carrot 190
Wild Cherry 192
Wild Strawberry 194
Wild Thyme 196
Winter Savory 198
Wood Avens 200
Wormwood 202
Yarrow 204