Garden Apothecary: Transform Flowers, Weeds and Plants into Healing Remedies

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The Garden Apothecary shows us how to harvest and use commonly found plants, weeds and herbs to create our own healing home apothecaries.

With tasty recipes, wild skincare, in-depth plant spotlights and a back-to-roots ethos, The Garden Apothecary will encourage the reader to become more connected to the natural world through learning the art of herbalism from plants growing in our gardens.

Focusing on 20 herbs and plants, learn how to identify, grow and pick them from your garden or forage them, as well as discovering their medicinal properties. Each plant spotlight includes in depth information on how to use it in a multitude of recipes and remedies.

The Garden Apothecary is a safe and mindful approach to the often overwhelming world of foraging and herbalism.

From the Publisher

From the author:

In my early years as a gardener, I would wrestle with garden weeds, waging what seemed like an impossible war against nature itself. I’d promise myself that I would finally get on top of it all and my garden would one day be weed-free.

Using a toxic weedkiller was never an option for me, so I finally stopped battling. I let go of the fantasy of a perfect carpet of velvety lawn and I downed tools.

Deciding to learn more, I began the first of many years of herbal study. I discovered with utter childlike joy that many of the weeds that kept popping up in my garden actually had incredible and much needed medicinal uses. Working with nature and the seasons, rather than trying to control and exploit my garden, has led me to a new respect for all those once problematic weeds. Living sustainably and in tune with nature is at the very heart of well-being. I hope this book will inspire you to see your garden and the plants around you with fresh eyes.

Here’s to embracing the weeds!

Learn how to identify, grow and forage plants, and discover their medicinal properties. Includes instructions for:

Teas and infusions

Syrups and tonics

Balms and salves

Plants profiles include:

Calendula

FAMILY: Asteraceae

PARTS USED: Flowers

ENERGETICS: Neutral

ACTIONS: Anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, anti-fungal, astringent, cholagogue, emmenagogue, lymphatic and vulnerary

SAFETY: Avoid if allergic to members of the Asteraceae family and during pregnancy.

Lavender

FAMILY: Lamiaceae

PARTS USED: Flowers

ENERGETICS: Warming

ACTIONS: Antispasmodic, antimicrobial, carminative, emmenagogue, hypotensive and nervine

Pine

FAMILY: Pinaceae

PARTS USED: Leaves, bark, resin, pollen and seeds

ENERGETICS: Drying and warming

ACTIONS: Antimicrobial,nutritive, expectorant and vulnerary

SAFETY: Do not use pine when pregnant and use with caution while breastfeeding. Do not mistake pine for yew, as yew is fatally toxic

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hardie Grant Books (UK)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 14 April 2022
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1784884375
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1784884376
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.19 x 2.03 x 25.27 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 290,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 170 in Sensory & Therapeutic Gardens 407 in Self-Sufficiency & Green Living 518 in Herb Gardening
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