A Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide

A comprehensive, full color guide to making and using approximately 250 herbal medicines at home, The Modern Herbal Dispensatory provides instructions for everything from harvesting to administering low cost, DIY remedies to treat more than 100 illnesses. Readers who appreciate the health giving properties of herbal medicines but are discouraged by the high price of commercial products can now make their own preparations for a fraction of the cost. Expert herbalists Thomas Easley and Steven Horne tell you everything you need to know about harvesting, preparing, and administering herbs in many different forms-covering fresh and bulk dried herbs; capsules; extracts in water, alcohol, glycerin, vinegar, and oil; and preparations like essential oils and flower essences.

Paperback, 362 pages