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Natural Woman: Herbal Remedies for Radiant Health at Every Age and Stage of Life
An herbal guide to support physical, mental, and spiritual health for women and their children at all stages of life–by a healer with over 40 years of experience.
Plant medicines are a woman’s ally to achieve optimal health; they bring balance and nourishment to daily life and can reduce or eliminate symptoms of physical and emotional distress. They can also provide alternatives to many pharmaceuticals. This go-to herbal sourcebook helps women thrive at every age and stage of their lives, with remedies using common herbs and plants to support a healthy body, mind, and spirit.
Organized by disease or discomfort, this book is an essential guide to help women find the herbal support they need. Treatments for sleep disorders, menstrual issues, autoimmune conditions, anxiety, fertility, post-partum recovery, skin ailments, and more, can be found and prepared with ease. Herbal guidance for rites of passage or moments of community are provided, and the inclusion of psychoactive herbs, protocol for end-of life care, and extensive resources round out the coverage–including common discomforts that affect children. Dr. Leslie Korn brings over 40 years of experience in numerous herbal traditions and healing modalities to Natural Woman, offering timeless wisdom that can be shared with friends and passed down in the family for generations.
Plant medicines are a woman’s ally to achieve optimal health; they bring balance and nourishment to daily life and can reduce or eliminate symptoms of physical and emotional distress. They can also provide alternatives to many pharmaceuticals. This go-to herbal sourcebook helps women thrive at every age and stage of their lives, with remedies using common herbs and plants to support a healthy body, mind, and spirit.
Organized by disease or discomfort, this book is an essential guide to help women find the herbal support they need. Treatments for sleep disorders, menstrual issues, autoimmune conditions, anxiety, fertility, post-partum recovery, skin ailments, and more, can be found and prepared with ease. Herbal guidance for rites of passage or moments of community are provided, and the inclusion of psychoactive herbs, protocol for end-of life care, and extensive resources round out the coverage–including common discomforts that affect children. Dr. Leslie Korn brings over 40 years of experience in numerous herbal traditions and healing modalities to Natural Woman, offering timeless wisdom that can be shared with friends and passed down in the family for generations.
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336 pages, Paperback
Published December 24, 2019
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Leslie Korn
13 books50 followersHello, I’m Dr. Leslie Korn. I’m a Harvard Medical School-trained traumatologist specializing in mental health nutrition and integrative approaches to treating the mind and body.
My life and career has taken me to both Harvard and the jungle of Mexico with many stops in between. I am a passionate advocate for and believer in culturally traditional medicines used by people around the world.
How did I come to know so much about this and make it my life’s work? You can read more in my webpage!
My life and career has taken me to both Harvard and the jungle of Mexico with many stops in between. I am a passionate advocate for and believer in culturally traditional medicines used by people around the world.
How did I come to know so much about this and make it my life’s work? You can read more in my webpage!
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November 11, 2019
This is an excellent resource for women who are interested in learning a lot about natural herbs and other remedies for all kinds of health conditions, along with other ailments. The author has an impressive background, having spent ten years learning and practicing this in the Mexican jungle while also being Harvard educated and working in this field for decades. I also appreciate her sensitivity regarding gender identity, neurodiversity, and issues like the effects of systemic racism and domestic violence on women's health.
Korn gives an extensive primer on the types of herbal preparations and lots of helpful herbs and spices. Many of these can be foraged in North America, which I appreciate as our family forages and uses many medicinal herbs like nettles, elderberries and elderflowers, catnip, raspberry leaf, echinacea and hawthorn berries (most of which are mentioned in this book -- For a more comprehensive guide to medicinal plants you can forage in North America, see Euell Gibbon's Stalking the Healthful Herbs).
I disagreed with a few of Korn's recommendations and didn't feel the need for some parts like the rituals at the end, but for the most part thought it was very thorough and well done. The book is over 300 pages and this is all text. There are no photos.
Do note that each herbal author seems to have her preferred means of delivering remedies. Some offer tons of tea recipes for instance. Korn's recipes tend to be for fruit smoothies, generally with fruits like blueberries and a non-dairy milk like oat or almond, and then powders and tinctures and other add-ins. This isn't my preferred delivery but I can deconstruct it and do my own thing. Don't expect a lot of recipes other than smoothies though, and be prepared to purchase supplements for most of them in addition to foods.
All in all, this is one of the best herbal books I've read in a while. It would make a great addition to an herbal library. I would also recommend one of Rosemary Gladstar's books (her family herbal remedies book has many of them compiled into one), Winston and Maimes' comprehensive but academic Adaptogens, and Gibbons's healthful herbs book, among others.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
Korn gives an extensive primer on the types of herbal preparations and lots of helpful herbs and spices. Many of these can be foraged in North America, which I appreciate as our family forages and uses many medicinal herbs like nettles, elderberries and elderflowers, catnip, raspberry leaf, echinacea and hawthorn berries (most of which are mentioned in this book -- For a more comprehensive guide to medicinal plants you can forage in North America, see Euell Gibbon's Stalking the Healthful Herbs).
I disagreed with a few of Korn's recommendations and didn't feel the need for some parts like the rituals at the end, but for the most part thought it was very thorough and well done. The book is over 300 pages and this is all text. There are no photos.
Do note that each herbal author seems to have her preferred means of delivering remedies. Some offer tons of tea recipes for instance. Korn's recipes tend to be for fruit smoothies, generally with fruits like blueberries and a non-dairy milk like oat or almond, and then powders and tinctures and other add-ins. This isn't my preferred delivery but I can deconstruct it and do my own thing. Don't expect a lot of recipes other than smoothies though, and be prepared to purchase supplements for most of them in addition to foods.
All in all, this is one of the best herbal books I've read in a while. It would make a great addition to an herbal library. I would also recommend one of Rosemary Gladstar's books (her family herbal remedies book has many of them compiled into one), Winston and Maimes' comprehensive but academic Adaptogens, and Gibbons's healthful herbs book, among others.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
October 7, 2019
The author has a PhD, but gleaned much of her knowledge of traditional herbs from living in Mexico. This book offers a comprehensive listing of many herbs, spices, and natural remedies, from traditional (cinnamon tea) to unusual (coffee enema). There is a chapter on spirit plants, which “enhance our consciousness, settle our nerves, increase our energy…and as a route to communication with the divine.” Also discussed is the care of the gut, our “second brain,” and herbal remedies for stress, depression, insomnia, and fatigue. There is a separate chapter discussing the use of herbs for children, and a discussion of end of life care.
May 14, 2022
Praise for Natural Women
Dr. Leslie Korn’s book Natural Woman: Herbal Remedies for Radiant Health at Every Age and Stage of Life is an empowering, informative, and motivational read. Dr. Leslie Korn’s book, " Natural Woman," provides readers with insights to understand how to approach medical issues from a natural standpoint.
I was captured by her stunning beginning in the acknowledgments as she opens up about her amazing life as it began in Boston, Mass., and how she journeyed to the jungle of Mexico where she spent years learning about herbal medicines in a little village in rural Mexico that became her home for over forty years.
Natural Woman plays a vital role to help people learn how to use plant medicines to get back to good health or help them bring balance and nourishment to their daily lives.
Most individuals do not realize that life could easily be saved with simple, plants that can be found or grown in your back yard. Knowing how to use herbal medicine and integrate them into your life can help protect a person’s mental health, physical health, and quality of life, and even restore a person’s health after acute and chronic illness.
Packed with informative information on how to prevent, treat, and overcome hundreds of common conditions that a person could easily encounter. Dr. Korn shares special instructions on how to use plant medicine, focusing on women’s health including personal stories on how herbs have played a significant role in her own life.
Dr. Leslie Korn’s book Natural Woman: Herbal Remedies for Radiant Health at Every Age and Stage of Life begins by explaining how herbs heal and go on to explain how to prepare herbal medicines including instructions and recipes that are well organized, well-written, and easy to do in the comforts of your own home.
The author enlightens her readers by giving them a clear, well-detailed, simple reference book to use when a medical issue occurs or even if you are looking for an effective detox to balance your body and cleanse your body's impurities.
The author teaches the reader what all these herbals can do, how to grow and use them, and recipes to help you incorporate them into your daily lives.
The book is not just to keep us alive when traumatic issues occur or if chronic conditions encounter our lives, but it is a powerful resource to educate the reader and it can be used as a guide to help keep women in the best possible condition mentally, physically and spiritually.
For some medical issues, medicine is necessary, but many conditions can be treated with plant medicines created from nature itself.
In Natural Woman, Dr. Leslie gives the reader an understanding that many medical issues can be treated by regular individuals who do not hold a medical background. She provides excellent guidance for medical care in her astonishing book, In Natural Woman: Herbal Remedies for Radiant Health at Every Age and Stage of Life.
Natural Woman is packed with magnificent advice, tools, techniques, and recipes, which teach readers how to handle virtually any medical issue giving them the ability to improve their health and overall life.
Dr. Korn provides brilliant insight on how to create your own plant herbal survival kit to keep in your car, backpack, home or bring with you on vacation.
A Passion for Healing
Throughout the book, Dr. Korn provides a vast array of well-researched evidence that helps readers acknowledge the vital importance of taking the initiative and taking responsibility when a medical issue occurs or to improve yourself by using herbals that can balance you and give you the ability to sustain optimal health.
This book covers almost every medical issue under the sun. Dr. Korn teaches you in her book how to heal yourself, and nourish the mind, body, and spirit using advice, information, recipes, and techniques that are easy to incorporate into your life and very self-rewarding.
Dr. Korn’s shows you how to improve your life and others as you read this astonishing life-changing book.
I highly recommend this book to everyone. Dr. Leslie Korn’s book is excitingly packed with outstanding information and I find Natural Woman: Herbal Remedies for Radiant Health at Every Age and Stage of Life a rewarding, motivating, inspiring, and enjoyable read.
Dr. Leslie Korn’s book Natural Woman: Herbal Remedies for Radiant Health at Every Age and Stage of Life is an empowering, informative, and motivational read. Dr. Leslie Korn’s book, " Natural Woman," provides readers with insights to understand how to approach medical issues from a natural standpoint.
I was captured by her stunning beginning in the acknowledgments as she opens up about her amazing life as it began in Boston, Mass., and how she journeyed to the jungle of Mexico where she spent years learning about herbal medicines in a little village in rural Mexico that became her home for over forty years.
Natural Woman plays a vital role to help people learn how to use plant medicines to get back to good health or help them bring balance and nourishment to their daily lives.
Most individuals do not realize that life could easily be saved with simple, plants that can be found or grown in your back yard. Knowing how to use herbal medicine and integrate them into your life can help protect a person’s mental health, physical health, and quality of life, and even restore a person’s health after acute and chronic illness.
Packed with informative information on how to prevent, treat, and overcome hundreds of common conditions that a person could easily encounter. Dr. Korn shares special instructions on how to use plant medicine, focusing on women’s health including personal stories on how herbs have played a significant role in her own life.
Dr. Leslie Korn’s book Natural Woman: Herbal Remedies for Radiant Health at Every Age and Stage of Life begins by explaining how herbs heal and go on to explain how to prepare herbal medicines including instructions and recipes that are well organized, well-written, and easy to do in the comforts of your own home.
The author enlightens her readers by giving them a clear, well-detailed, simple reference book to use when a medical issue occurs or even if you are looking for an effective detox to balance your body and cleanse your body's impurities.
The author teaches the reader what all these herbals can do, how to grow and use them, and recipes to help you incorporate them into your daily lives.
The book is not just to keep us alive when traumatic issues occur or if chronic conditions encounter our lives, but it is a powerful resource to educate the reader and it can be used as a guide to help keep women in the best possible condition mentally, physically and spiritually.
For some medical issues, medicine is necessary, but many conditions can be treated with plant medicines created from nature itself.
In Natural Woman, Dr. Leslie gives the reader an understanding that many medical issues can be treated by regular individuals who do not hold a medical background. She provides excellent guidance for medical care in her astonishing book, In Natural Woman: Herbal Remedies for Radiant Health at Every Age and Stage of Life.
Natural Woman is packed with magnificent advice, tools, techniques, and recipes, which teach readers how to handle virtually any medical issue giving them the ability to improve their health and overall life.
Dr. Korn provides brilliant insight on how to create your own plant herbal survival kit to keep in your car, backpack, home or bring with you on vacation.
A Passion for Healing
Throughout the book, Dr. Korn provides a vast array of well-researched evidence that helps readers acknowledge the vital importance of taking the initiative and taking responsibility when a medical issue occurs or to improve yourself by using herbals that can balance you and give you the ability to sustain optimal health.
This book covers almost every medical issue under the sun. Dr. Korn teaches you in her book how to heal yourself, and nourish the mind, body, and spirit using advice, information, recipes, and techniques that are easy to incorporate into your life and very self-rewarding.
Dr. Korn’s shows you how to improve your life and others as you read this astonishing life-changing book.
I highly recommend this book to everyone. Dr. Leslie Korn’s book is excitingly packed with outstanding information and I find Natural Woman: Herbal Remedies for Radiant Health at Every Age and Stage of Life a rewarding, motivating, inspiring, and enjoyable read.
December 16, 2019
I need to stop reading non-fiction books on herbs, crystals, witchcraft, and other natural living topics because I keep finding books I want to add to my reference library. Natural Woman by Leslie Korn will be another addition!
This book is great for the beginning to the more experienced herbalist or person who enjoys gathering knowledge and recipes with herbs. Korn incorporates the beauty, food, and medicinal recipes throughout the book when she is giving your information on a particular herb. I really enjoyed this way of writing the book because you read about an herb and it interests you, and then you have a recipe right there that can help you improve your life.
As a Certified Aromatherapist, training to become a Clinical Aromatherapist, I always pay close attention to how authors talk about essential oils. Korn did okay in some aspects such as when it came to the amount of drops added to recipes (you really don’t need a lot, and some oils such as Ylang Ylang are so strong in scent that in most cases one drop is enough), but she said to put a drop of essential oil right on your temples when you have a headache. You should not put essential oils directly onto your skin, instead adding it to a carrier oil. If you are absolutely in a pinch, every once in awhile is okay. But over time you can develop a sensitivity to essential oils, to such a point that you can’t even use that particular oil any more without it irritating your skin.
Another wonderful aspect of this book was the rituals that she incorporated, information on psychoactive herbs, and end of life care with herbs. A lot of people shy away from talking about psychoactive herbs, but my thought is the more knowledge one has, the better. And end of life care is not usually a topic included in herbal books, unless that is the topic of the book, so reading some information was great.
Highly recommend, and am excited to get my physical copy in the mail!
This book is great for the beginning to the more experienced herbalist or person who enjoys gathering knowledge and recipes with herbs. Korn incorporates the beauty, food, and medicinal recipes throughout the book when she is giving your information on a particular herb. I really enjoyed this way of writing the book because you read about an herb and it interests you, and then you have a recipe right there that can help you improve your life.
As a Certified Aromatherapist, training to become a Clinical Aromatherapist, I always pay close attention to how authors talk about essential oils. Korn did okay in some aspects such as when it came to the amount of drops added to recipes (you really don’t need a lot, and some oils such as Ylang Ylang are so strong in scent that in most cases one drop is enough), but she said to put a drop of essential oil right on your temples when you have a headache. You should not put essential oils directly onto your skin, instead adding it to a carrier oil. If you are absolutely in a pinch, every once in awhile is okay. But over time you can develop a sensitivity to essential oils, to such a point that you can’t even use that particular oil any more without it irritating your skin.
Another wonderful aspect of this book was the rituals that she incorporated, information on psychoactive herbs, and end of life care with herbs. A lot of people shy away from talking about psychoactive herbs, but my thought is the more knowledge one has, the better. And end of life care is not usually a topic included in herbal books, unless that is the topic of the book, so reading some information was great.
Highly recommend, and am excited to get my physical copy in the mail!
September 3, 2020
This book really is as the title describes it: natural solutions for all sorts of women's health issues, but it doesn't stop there. There are many remedies for the earliest stages of childhood through adulthood and ideas that would help men as well. She defines the terms she uses early in the book and goes on to list many helpful plants and how to use them. There are some recipes to use the ingredients in meals as well as all of the ways to prepare them as medicine.
Ms. Korn draws from her many years of experience traveling and learning customary ways to treat ailments. She is sure to very specifically caution the reader where caution is due. The ingredients are from all over the world so many would have to be ordered through the mail, which these days is not a problem. Some ingredients are common and readily available locally.
I would recommend this book for anyone who is willing to take a bit of time in order use more natural remedies. (I received this book in a goodreads giveaway.)
Ms. Korn draws from her many years of experience traveling and learning customary ways to treat ailments. She is sure to very specifically caution the reader where caution is due. The ingredients are from all over the world so many would have to be ordered through the mail, which these days is not a problem. Some ingredients are common and readily available locally.
I would recommend this book for anyone who is willing to take a bit of time in order use more natural remedies. (I received this book in a goodreads giveaway.)
January 10, 2020
Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity.
My review opinion is my own.
The author is a renowned herbalist so I was pleased to receive this book for review. I have used herbal healing all my life and I always want to expand on my own knowledge. This was a very comprehensive review of the use of herbs for treatments and discomforts. The author has beautifully organized the book by treatments and discomforts for ease of finding what the reader needs. I appreciate the author's excellent approach to use of herbs in foods, natural beauty products and receipes included are varied and useful. I would highly recommend this guide for all who want to use natural healing . A excellent guide that I will be buying for my home bookshelf.
My review opinion is my own.
The author is a renowned herbalist so I was pleased to receive this book for review. I have used herbal healing all my life and I always want to expand on my own knowledge. This was a very comprehensive review of the use of herbs for treatments and discomforts. The author has beautifully organized the book by treatments and discomforts for ease of finding what the reader needs. I appreciate the author's excellent approach to use of herbs in foods, natural beauty products and receipes included are varied and useful. I would highly recommend this guide for all who want to use natural healing . A excellent guide that I will be buying for my home bookshelf.
August 27, 2021
This book has a lot of great information, but I wish there were pictures! There are recipes, but no pictures of any of them. The info itself is pretty solid. I was familiar with most of it, so I don't feel like I necessarily learned anything, but it was good to go over it again. There was a chapter on rituals that didn't appeal to me, so I didn't read that and therefore, am not reviewing that section, but herbal and spice remedies that consume most of the book.
Overall, an intriguing read.
Overall, an intriguing read.
September 24, 2024
I happened to be post-surgical when this book came in my September My Happy Life box. Dr. Korn's book is well organized and easy to use with clear explanations. It has a table of contents, but I am OCD enough to make my own lists. On one, I listed the page number of an herb or spice and a brief note about its use (i.e. p. 85, mint for nausea). On the other, I listed the page number and an ailment (i.e., p. 194, post surgical). Korn's book will be replacing two of my older health remedy books.
January 26, 2020
I found the topics covered in this book most interesting! I encompasses medical information with the herbal treatments of a more natural path to healing. Dr. Korn includes all ages of a woman and the typical health issues that we may have in our lifetime. I loved the fact that she also included links to stores, websites and more in her book!
March 2, 2020
The books has some useful information and recipes but it would look much better on a higher quality of paper and supplemented by pictures.
June 11, 2021
Okay, but suggests using Sandalwood and Palo Santo even though both of these are endangered.
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