Herbal Medicine From The Heart Of The Earth

by Sharol Tilgner

Written by the founder of Wise Woman Herbals, who shares all her herbal secrets gained from 30 years of experience as a clinician, herb farmer, herbal remedy maker and lover of herbs in this 472 page herbal reference manual.
• An encyclopedia of 190 Herbs to know, use in formulas and make into healing herbal remedies or products.
• Learn to use these herbs in formulas or recipes for the most common health conditions.
• Learn which part of each herb is used, how it tastes and smells, tendencies of the herb, actions of the herb, dose, active herbal constituents, contraindications, as well as information on interactions with drugs is included.
• An introduction to herbal medicine product forms comparing the advantages and disadvantages of herbal tinctures, glycerites, capsules, salves, suppositories, steam inhalations, poultices, teas and many others.
• Herbal Formulations and recipes include doses for most common ailments with explanations of why each herb is in the formula.
• A detailed description of how to make the most common classifications of herbal products.
• How to harvest and collect herbs.
• How to preserve herbs.
• How to make herbal extracts.
• How to make tinctures.
• How to make salves.
• How to make herbal oils.
• How to make poultices.
• How to make steam inhalations.
• How to make glycerites.
• How to make elixirs.
• How to make herbal baths.
• How to make herbal capsules.
• How to make herbal suppositories.
• Materia Medica of 190 herbs.
• Chart for harvesting.
• Chart for dosing.
• Chart for making tinctures.
• Chart for how long your tincture will last at a set dose.
• Dictionary of herbal properties and actions.
• Dictionary of herbal preparations. Scientific citations to support the information.
• An herb book of remedies and recipes that will become a cherished reference.
• An herbal reference guide for the herbalist, nurse, physician, pharmacist, or lay person who wants a textbook level education on herbal remedies.
• A resource to help practitioners integrate herbal therapy into their practice with clients or patients.

472 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2020

About the author

Sharol Tilgner's mission is to inspire and empower you with the wisdom of herbal medicine. She shares tools with you that will allow you to live a vital and energetic life. Dr. Tilgner shares her 30 years of experience by providing concentrated, to the point, detailed information in her books. There is no fluff, filler, or long personal stories filling up space in her books. She takes joy in seeing people learn, and blossom as they begin to gain the knowledge, and tools that allow them to take charge of their own health care. Sharol is a fourth generation Oregonian, an organic/biodynamic farmer, physician, and herbalist. She teaches others to grow, and preserve their food, and medicine and stay healthy via natural methods. Writing is one of the best ways she can reach people, to share her knowledge as a physician/herbalist/farmer. She uses blogging, books, free website information and classes as a way to share methods to heal ourselves and our planet, as she endeavors to co-create a beautiful world with you. Dr. Tilgner's latest book was available April 30th, 2018, called Herbal ABC's, The Foundation Of Herbal Medicine. She is publishing a much anticipated 3rd edition of her popular book Herbal Medicine From The Heart Of The Earth on January 2020. Herbal Medicine From The Heart Of The Earth has been completely updated and reformatted, with brand new material in both the materia medica and the formulations section. She is currently working on e-books as well as a beginners herbal manual and a book on mold illness. Stay up to date with what she is doing by subscribing to her blog.

Reviews

[Kurt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an amazing reference for herbal remedies. I have been studying medicinal herbalism for about 6 years now, and I can honestly say that this book is the most concise reference I have found yet. I like how the author goes into detail with not only the medicinal qualities of the herbs she covers, but also explains the scientific base behind the ailment and treatment.
If anyone is considering an alternative to the poisons our healthcare system steadfastly forces on society to keep us addicted to big pharma "medicine", I highly recommend this book. Buy it, read it, love it!