The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide

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The beloved best-selling classic for the modern herbalist—a definitive guide to 250 safe and effective herbal medicines, preparations, and single-herb remedies to make at home.

This comprehensive, full-color guide offers detailed and easy-to-follow instructions for making and using approximately 250 all-natural DIY herbal medicines. With practical tips, in-depth preparation techniques, and an inside look at some of the authors’ own favorite formulas, The Modern Herbal Dispensatory walks beginners and advanced herbalists alike through:

• The 12 major categories of herbs, from aromatic to sweet
• Herbal preparations: the many ways to prepare and use herbs, from capsules and tinctures to standardized extracts and essential oils
• Choosing the best dosage form for each category of herb
• How to harvest, dry, and use fresh herbs
• Extractions: terms, equipment, solvents, and calculations, plus how to extract herbs in water, alcohol, glycerin, and vinegar
• Advanced techniques: like percolation extracts, fluid extracts, and soxhlet extracts
• Preparations like oil-based extractions, topical applications, concentrates, lozenges, traditional Chinese methods, and more
• Formulas and dosages: how to design herbal formulas and use herbs safely and effectively
• Herbal insights and need-to-know wisdom, like why different preparations of the same herb affect the body differently; which herbs are medicinal when dry, but could be toxic when fresh; and why beginners typically see more potent results with formulations versus single-herb preparations

The text includes multiple appendices, recommendations for further reading, in-depth full-color photo guides, and a helpful index. With advice on herbal preparations for 100+ illnesses and conditions and a comprehensive materia medica, The Modern Herbal Dispensatory is an enduring classic and beloved plant-medicine reference manual for herbalists, natural medicine practitioners, and anyone seeking safe, holistic, at-home care and inexpensive all-natural remedies.

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The definitive guide to making and using 250 herbal medicines at home

Using Fresh Plants

Harvesting, drying, and using fresh herbs.

Basic to Advanced Extraction Techniques

Necessary equipment; how to extract herbs in water, alcohol, glycerin, and vinegar; instructions for percolation extracts, fluid extracts, and more.

Preparations

How to make topical applications, concentrates, lozenges, essential oils, flower essences, and more.

Sample Formulas and Dosages

Some of our favorite formulas, from antiseptic mouthwash to pain-relieving liniment.

Preparing and Using Single Herbs

Instructions for preparing and using 235 single herbs, from aloe vera to ginger to valerian.

Recommended Suppliers

Sources for herb plants and seeds, bulk herbs, bottles, glycerin, and other supplies.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Atlantic Books; Illustrated edition (November 29, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 376 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1623170796
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1623170790
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.58 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.01 x 0.89 x 9.25 inches