The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies

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A comprehensive and lushly photographed guide to growing and using healing plants, including recipes, from the founder of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine

This is the ultimate reference for anyone looking to bring the beauty and therapeutic properties of plants into their garden, kitchen, and home apothecary. Both informative and accessible, it covers how to plan your garden (including container gardening for small spaces); essential information on seed propagation, soil quality, and holistic gardening practices; 30 detailed profiles of must-know plants (including growing information, medicinal properties, and how to use them); foundational principles of herbalism; step-by-step photographic tutorials for preparing botanical medicine and healing foods; and 70 recipes for teas, tinctures, oils, salves, syrups, and more. Packed with sumptuous photography, this book will appeal to home gardeners who want to branch out to culinary and medicinal herbs, home cooks and those interested in natural wellness, and novice and skillful herbalists alike.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvest
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 5, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0358313384
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0358313380
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #20,137 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Herb Gardening #11 in Organic Cooking #26 in Herbal Remedies (Books)
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