The Good Living Guide to Natural and Herbal Remedies: Simple Salves, Teas, Tinctures, and More

by Katolen Yardley (photographer)

This back-to-nature reference guide details effective herbal medicines and natural remedies for digestive complaints, sore muscles, wound healing, teenage acne, allergic reactions, and much more. This book is packed with herbal wisdom, traditional use, and just the right amount of science. Gain confidence and understand how to use plant medicine in your home. Dive into the alchemy and art of herbal medicine preparations, receive safety tips, and perfect the techniques to create your own elixirs at home using the numerous recipes provided for delicious foods, herbal teas, tinctures, poultices, liniments, fomentations, herbal vinegars, salves, and oils. Scattered throughout are reflections on how bodies heal and the natural world's role in facilitating healing through connection to spirit and building community.Author Katolen Yardley has more than twenty years of experience as a Medical Herbalist and teaches courses in herbal medicine and naturopathy. Here she offers a simple, straightforward, and beautiful guide to natural remedies that will help you take charge of your health using nature’s own medicine.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Reference, Cookbooks, Nutrition, Food

314 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 5, 2016

Reviews

[Julie]

4.5 stars

This is a great introduction to Herbal remedies from a Canadian source - which means easy access to most of the herbs.

Pros:
1. The first section provides a great introduction on how to use herbs and why, terminology, dosing, equipment and most importantly a REMINDER to write everything down!
2. The section on individual herbs (kitchen, garden respectively) is super informative and often contains recipes for both ingestion and traditional remedies
3. There is a great resource list at the back and all information is sourced. The author, Katolen Yardley is a respected Canadian Herbalist, so you are in good hands!

Cons:
1. Many of the recipe/tea blends don’t fully explain why certain other herbs work well together - which I always want to know.
2. Some of the recipe directions are very vague.

[Michele]

I am nust getting started with herbs as healing things. This was a good overview.

[Jeannie Locke]

This book is well organized and contains herbal descriptions, uses, recipes, remedies, and colorful images to help you identify the various plants.

[Tisha (IG: Bluestocking629)]

What a beautiful handy herb guide. The book provides information and recipes while not forgetting that colorful photos are beneficial to the reader.