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Rosemary Gladstar's Family Herbal: A Guide to Living Life with Energy, Health, and Vitality
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.321
EAN: 9781580174251
ISBN: 1580174256
Label: Storey Publishing, LLC
Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: September 01, 2001
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Studio: Storey Publishing, LLC
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Editorial Review:
Considered the mother of modern herbalism in North America, Rosemary Gladstar has inspired an entire generation of herbalists and has been a driving force in herbal education. Now everyone can share in her wisdom and enthusiasm with this practical yet evocative compendium. It offers easy-to-understand information for achieving optimal health, as well as tried-and-true advice for feeling positive and energetic - naturally. Gladstar offers intensely personal and uplifting insights into her own life and the lives of her mentors and friends, giving readers a cross-generational guide to living life with true and boundless enthusiasm. Her herbal recipes address everyday ailments, ease stress and anxiety, and promote radiant beauty within and without while nurturing longevity and well-being throughout the life cycle. An herbal apothecary at the end of the book provides an A-to-Z guide to herbs and their healing uses, along with safety precautions, dosage information, and guidelines for when to seek traditional medical help.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - THE definitive herbal resource
Gladstar's book is the definitive herbal. It's balanced for all ages and both sexes. This woman cares not only for those individuals she helps, but for the plants and the planet. She really knows what she's talking about. If you only have one herbal healing book, make it this one.
Rating:  - All-in-one Family Herbal
This book is awesome!! What attracted me to it is that it is used as a textbook in several alternative medicine classes. Rosemary is very good at explaining herbs, suggesting recipes, teaching how to make medicine, and recommending alternatives for your particular situation.
I would have given her 5 stars, but she makes a couple of recommendations for children that are potentially dangerous. First, she discusses honey for infants. She points out, which is true, that raw honey has been ... Read More
Rating: - Rosemary Gladstars Family Herbal
A sound and wise voice of American Herbalism. A great, pretty text that is easy to read and full of helpful recipes and remedys.
Rating: - Great easy recipes and thorough info
This is the best book. I am using it as one of my textbooks for a Botanical Pharmacology class. It is very refreshing to read and learn from an entertaining and beautiful book. Gladstar writes well and I love that she includes personal anecdotes.
Rating: - Have to give this 5 stars
I love this herbal, and it's one of my favorites. Rosemary Gladstar knows her herbs! The book is divided up into sections with different recipes for different ailments. There is a chapter for beauty, in which she has recipes for lotions, hair rinses, beauty cream, etc. There is a chapter dedicated to womanly problems, men's health, herbal remedies for children, elderly, and a general chapter that has herbal concoctions to aid sleep and relaxation, and remedies for other general complaints. I have ... Read More
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