Backyard Medicine: Harvest and Make Your Own Herbal Remedies [Paperback]

Julie Bruton-Seal (Author), Matthew Seal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2009

"A wonderful book that all herbalists need. It embodies a heartfelt love of herbalism combined with clearly articulated scientific insights."—David Hoffmann B.Sc., FNIMH, Medical Herbalist

Backyard Medicine is a beautiful book, packed with nearly 300 color photographs and over 120 herbal remedies that you can make yourself. It gives a fascinating insight into the literary, historic, and world-wide application of the fifty common plants that it covers. It is the sort of book you can enjoy as an armchair reader or use to harvest and make your own herbal remedies from wild plants. Anyone who wants to improve his or her health in the same way that human-kind has done for centuries around the world, by using local wild plants and herbs, will find this book fascinating and useful. 416 color illustrations

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About the Author

Julie Bruton-Seal is a practicing medical herbalist and natural healer. She is a Council member of the Association of Master Herbalists and editor of its quarterly magazine, Nature’s Path.

Matthew Seal is a writer and editor. He lives in England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602397015
• ISBN-13: 978-1602397019
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource!, September 17, 2009

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Kathleen Sanderson "Goatwalker" (Klamath Falls, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Backyard Medicine: Harvest and Make Your Own Herbal Remedies (Paperback)

I found this book at the library, and liked it so much that I'll be buying my own copy shortly. I have several books on medicinal herbs. This is the best one I've seen for telling you exactly how to prepare and use the herbal remedies in the book. She doesn't cover everything, but it's a very good beginning, and her directions on preparation and use will apply to other herbs that are mentioned in other books.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars backyard medicine, March 24, 2010

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Carol A. Chauvin (west chazy,n.y.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Backyard Medicine: Harvest and Make Your Own Herbal Remedies (Paperback)

i first heard of this book from an article written for my local newspaper. i love to garden and am interested in herbal remedies. i have quite a few herbs in the garden. the book is all and more than i expected. good information and images of the plants being discussed. i highly recommend this one.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something Everyone Needs!, July 6, 2009

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R. Rushing "rickfromthesticks" (Missouri Ozarks) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Backyard Medicine: Harvest and Make Your Own Herbal Remedies (Paperback)

A great little book with most of the common plants locally available detailed. It has a description, uses listing and recipes for each plant. Also included are common contra-indications. A very handy resource to have around when the flu bug come buzzing by!