Encyclopedia of Medicinal Herbs

Encyclopedia of Medicinal Herbs - The ancients used herbs to treat illness, add zest and flavor to food, as the secret ingredient in fabulous beauty preparations-you can too. This unusual guide to the ancient and modern uses of over 600 herbs gives you complete directions for preparing and applying practically every herb reported to be useful in treating illness. Within these pages you'll learn about The herbs reportedly used to improve hearing, sight and the voice! Herbs known to condition and beautify the hair! Herbs said to be used in love potions! An easily obtainable herb reported to provide relief from the pains of arthritis! The common vegetable said to be a powerful nerve sedative! An herb that can keep the skin from wrinkling and sagging! An inexpensive herb reported to ease the pain of toothaches, backaches, earaches, and headaches! All these and hundreds of other simple herbal treatments are arranged for ease of use in the unique HERB-O-MATIC LOCATOR INDEX This special feature instantly directs you to the herb that fits your needs. Starting with any ailment you can look up a wide variety of herbs for treating it. The Herb-O-Matic lists all common names for each herb, so you can find an herb in the book no matter which name you know it by. Then the Herb-O-Matic guides you to the page containing complete information about each herb, including directions for preparing it into a soothing poultice, healthful tonic, ointment or tea. Packed into this book are hundreds of herbs for treating scores of common and uncommon ailments: herbs for gallstones, burns, corns, sore throats, constipation, insomnia, varicose veins, hemorrhoids and over 150 other illnesses. You'll read about the effects and reported uses of each herb, where it can be found, conditions needed for growing the herb as well as a complete description of its appearance. Simple directions for preparing each herbal remedy and the recommended dosages for each treatment are provided.