Natural First Aid: Herbal Treatments for Ailments & Injuries/Emergency Preparedness/Wilderness Safety (Storey Medicinal Herb Guide) [Paperback]

Brigitte Mars (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 1999 | Series: Storey Medicinal Herb Guide

An A-to-Z guide to using herbs to treat everything from ant bites to wounds. Create a natural first aid kit.

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"No home should be without this useful guide." -- Mindy Green, Director of Educational Services, Herb Research Foundation

From the Back Cover

Stay calm. Move quickly. Know what to do!

Did you know that cayenne pepper can stop bleeding? That garlic can alleviate a toothache? That honey can soothe a burn? Armed with the information in this book, you'll always be prepared to respond intelligently to any emergency. Natural First Aid offers hundreds of life-saving techniques, commonsense tips, and time-tested remedies for emergencies of all sorts, including:

*Injuries and ailments -- when to seek medical attention; what to do while you wait; herbal, homeopathic, and kitchen remedies for treatment; and follow-up care

* Wilderness survival -- facing everything from avalanches to porcupines

* On-your-own situations -- when help is unavailable, how to do everything from assist at a childbirth to collect and purify water to transport an injured person

You'll also learn the most important items to stock in natural first-aid kits to keep in your home, car, backpack, or handbag.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 8, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580171478
• ISBN-13: 978-1580171472
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #96 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Safety & First Aid

More About the Author

Brigitte Mars is an herbalist and nutritional consultant with over forty years experience. Brigitte lived in a tipi for two and a half years solely on wild edible plants years ago. She is the author of Beauty by Nature, Rawsome!, The Sexual Herbal, Addiction Free Naturally, Healing Herbal Teas, The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine, and co-author of The Country Almanac of Home Remedies, and The Hemp Nut Health and Cookbook. Brigitte has had a radio show on KGNU called Naturally for over twenty years. She is a professional member of The American Herbalist Guild. Ms. Mars teaches at Naropa University, Boulder College of Massage, Esalen Institute, Omega Institute, Kripalu, and Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts. Brigitte is a blogger for The Huffington Post and Care2.
Brigitte has been happily married for thirty years, to human design analyst, Tom Pfeiffer with whom she teaches raw food workshops. They are the parents of Sunflower Mars, and actress and yogini, Rainbeau Mars (www.rainbeaumars.com).
www.brigittemars.com, [e-mail]

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book, July 28, 2000

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Pamela Stone - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural First Aid: Herbal Treatments for Ailments & Injuries/Emergency Preparedness/Wilderness Safety (Storey Medicinal Herb Guide) (Paperback)

Natural First Aid will help you to care for others with the natural remedies you have on hand. The key is to stay calm, move quickly, and know what to do. If you need to arm yourself with information for both emergency and non-emergency situations this is the book. After reading it I have come to the conclusion that it is one of those indispensable reference books everyone should have. It's definitely a book to have in the First Aid kit when camping. Brigitte Mars also tells us the most important items to stock in a natural first-aid kit for your car, backpack, and yes ladies even in your handbag.

Do you know that cayenne pepper can stop bleeding? Or that garlic can alleviate a toothache? Or that honey can soothe a burn?

I was impressed with NATURAL FIRST AID. It's easy to read and understand and there is nothing extreme about the natural remedies. I highly recommend it to everyone.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Missing Pieces, April 21, 2011

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Burgundy Damsel (Albany, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Natural First Aid: Herbal Treatments for Ailments & Injuries/Emergency Preparedness/Wilderness Safety (Storey Medicinal Herb Guide) (Paperback)

The idea behind this book was good, and there was certainly plenty of good information in it for someone new to natural/homeopathic first aid. Unfortunately, I didn't find the format particularly constructive and I felt there were too many missing pieces for this to really be much help.

First of all, this book is set up only to supplement modern medical care. Each topic starts with criteria for seeking medical attention; that's fine, but not really in keeping with the wilderness safety or preparedness themes listed on the cover. Both those themes suggest a lack of available medical attention, which would be the primary motivation to look at natural alternatives in the first place.

More problematically, the book either takes for granted certain knowledge or assumes that you will do more explanatory supplemental research elsewhere. No form is given for many of the suggested herbal remedies, leaving one to wonder as to whether we're supposed to have stocked up on that at the health food store ahead of time or should know what it looks like in the wild and how to prepare it.

All things considered, there is some worthwhile information in here about how to respond to common health issues like overheating, bruises, sprains, poison ivy, etc., but I wouldn't consider it much of a functional on-hand reference.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book..., October 2, 2011

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C. Edwards "Heathy Skeptic" (MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Natural First Aid: Herbal Treatments for Ailments & Injuries/Emergency Preparedness/Wilderness Safety (Storey Medicinal Herb Guide) (Paperback)

I am very into natural first aid so this book was such a great starter for me. I think many will enjoy it.