The Backyard Herbal Apothecary: Effective Medicinal Remedies Using Commonly Found Herbs & Plants

by Devon Young

Treat Ailments the Natural Way with Plants and Herbs from Your Yard

Your garden or neighborhood could hold all the plants and herbs you need to treat everything from respiratory issues to nerve pain to colic using natural remedies that are just as good for your body as they are for the environment. The Backyard Herbal Apothecary is packed to the brim with information on 50 different plants, recipes for 56 remedies and beautiful photography on every page.

Devon Young, founder of the holistic lifestyle blog Nitty Gritty Life, is a trained herbalist and is well practiced in developing and implementing herbal remedies. As a result, each of Devon’s recipes is a natural and effective tonic for your health concerns. Use cottonwood to make a salve for achy joints, heal minor bumps and bruises with the common yard daisy, infuse some nettle to make an allergy–season combating tincture and so much more, all using safe and locally foraged plants.

Poignant, captivating writing awakens the senses as you learn about the healing quality of each plant and discover how to grow and forage plants and herbs in a safe and sustainable way.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Gardening, Herbs, Cookbooks, Nature

192 pages, Paperback

Published April 2, 2019

Reviews

[Hali Davidson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was exactly what I had hoped it'd be. I intend on purchasing it for future reference.

[Liz S · Rating 4 out of 5]

This seems like a great starting point for those who want to make use of their weeds and/or grow useful plants. I especially appreciated the inclusion of recipes, however all tinctures are alcohol-based with no reference to substitutes such as glycerine.

Still, a little book like this with recipes for using yarrow, motherwort, and the insidious Oregon grape is going on my "please get for my birthday " list.

[Cherop · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, short educative book that will get you started on using plants and herbs to improve your health.

The book is mostly devoted to 2 pages of information for each selected plant or herb that will provide you with adequate information as to whether it is something you want to try for your own health. I also enjoyed the short introduction and information provided particularly the author's encouragement as to how to get started and the belief that anyone can do it.

I borrowed this book from my local library and will likely borrow it again as there are several recipes for teas, salves and tinctures that I'd like to try.

[l · Rating 4 out of 5]

'this book is dedicated to all the medicine people, wise women, herbalists, botanists and conservationists without which modern herbalism could not exist. we do not know your names or faces, but your contributions are innumerable. your wisedom, culture and tradition should be celebrated in the highest regard. i am humbled and forever your student'
i loved this blurb at the beginning of the book and how throughout devon said what herbs were used for by indigenous people.

this is a good beginners book; nice layout and easy to understand while still being packed with info and recipes

[Kristi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great reference guide to answer the questions of what an herb is used for (medicinally), how to prepare it, safety and precautions, how to identify and grow it, and how to best harvest. I love that the author cautions against wild harvesting for plants that live in a more fragile ecosystem or where they are potentially grown in unsafe soils or illegal to harvest wild.

[Jennifer Stoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This gave me a nice list of herbs to focus on when growing a small garden next year, and things I'd love to learn to identify so I can forage them. (I mean, besides black walnut and dandelion, which I can already identify).

[Carol Tilley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great photos, good instructions, encouraging tone: a good starting point for novices. I look forward to trying out some of the recipes.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative - I think? - but nothing that I’ll use. Won’t be making salves and ointments and body butters. I wish the photos were bigger to ID the plants.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great resource.

[Corinnagoodwin · Rating 2 out of 5]

great pictures but I was looking for more or a recipe book

[Heather Knetzger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative

[Cherie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource, easy reading, well explained, nice picsGreat resource, easy reading, well explained, nice pics

[Christine Sopko · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to own this book!

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this as a reference for herbals. My only wish is that there were recipes that covered each part of what was mentioned for used in the plant description.