Alternative medicine and natural healing are an important part of a healthy lifestyle. A lack of confidence in commercial medicine and an interest in getting closer to nature have made "alternative" treatments mainstream. Packed with dearly 300 color photographs and over 120 herbal remedies that you can make yourself. Backyard Medicine offers fascinating home remedies for every day ailments, including:
Birch leaf tea as a remedy for kidney stones
Dandeling oil to relieve muscle tension
Elderflower as a cough syrup
Hops as a tincture to cure insomnia
Red clover tea to reduce acne
Rose hip vinegar to alleviate a sore throat
Willow Bark tincture for sports-related aches and pains
WIth easy-to follow recipes for treatments of eczema, cellulite, indigestion, earaches, and many other ailments, this full color handbook is essential for anyone who wants to harvest and make herbal remedies from wild plants. It will bring you closer to nature, help you and your family feel better, and save you money. Backyard Medicine is as practical as it is beautiful. By Julie Bruton-Seal & Mathew Seal. Has 196 pages plus an index.
