The family herbal : a guide to natural health care for yourself and your children from Europe's leading herbalists

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Title:

The family herbal : a guide to natural health care for yourself and your children from Europe's leading herbalists

Author:

Theiss, Barbara.

ISBN:

9780892814848

Personal Author:

Theiss, Barbara.

Edition:

[Rev. ed.].

Publication Information:

Rochester, Vt. : Healing Arts Press ; [Colchester, Vt.] : Distributred to the book trade in the U.S.A. by American International Distribution Corp. (AIDC), c1993.

Physical Description:

viii, 279 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Machine derived contents note: A Guide to Natural Health Care for Yourself and Your Children from Europe's Leading Herbalists -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the Revised Edition -- 1. The Purpose of Our Book -- 2. Our Own Story -- 3. Nature's Pharmacy Versus Man's Pharmacy -- 4. Handling and Preparing Herbs Properly -- 5. Your First Step: Cleansing -- 6. Herbs and Your Immune System -- 7. Treating the "Common" Cold - Naturally -- 8. The Extraordinary Elixir: Swedish Bitters -- 9. Healing Herbs for Your Nervous System -- 10. Healing Herbs for Headaches -- 11. Healing Herbs for Heart and Circulation -- 12. Healing Herbs for Digestion -- 13. Healing Herbs for Prostate, Kidneys, and Bladder -- 14. Healing Herbs for Women -- 15. Healing Herbs for First Aid -- 16. An Herb for Energy and Vitality -- 17. Herbs for Pleasure -- 18. Create Your Own Herb Garden -- Bibliography -- Suggested Reading -- Herbal Suppliers and Useful Addresses -- Plant Index -- Index.

Subject Term:

Herbs -- Therapeutic use.

Added Author:

Theiss, Peter.

Electronic Access:

Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0644/93013856-b.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0644/93013856-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0644/93013856-t.html

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Summary

Applying their extensive experience as parents as well as professionals in the fields of naturopathy, pharmacology, and herbology, Barbara and Peter Theiss show how natural herbal medicine is the healthiest and most effective method to care for most of the family's health needs.

Explains why childhood illnesses and disorders of old age respond exceptionally well to herbal treatment, and includes chapters on healing herbs for women, the immune system, the common cold, and emergency first aid.

Shows how medicinal plants can effectively prevent and treat skin irritations, upset stomach, earaches, sore throats, stress headaches, pulled muscles and tendons, and many other conditions.