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Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense: 104 Trusted Recipes for Fighting Colds, Flus, Fevers, and More
“Read this to naturally boost your immune system and successfully battle colds and flu.” —All the Good Books
Are you looking for safe and natural ways to support your immune system? Dr. JJ Pursell is here to help with herbal recipes focused on preventing, addressing, and healing hundreds of common health concerns.
Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense offers recipes that will help you support and build up your immune system, with recipes addressing common health concerns like colds, the flu, bronchitis, coughs, and more. The 104 recipes include capsules, salves, teas, tinctures and more that are safe and easy to create at home. You will also learn how to build a home apothecary and find value in a primer focused on the most powerful herbs. Don’t wait for illness to strike—prevention will always be the best medicine.
Are you looking for safe and natural ways to support your immune system? Dr. JJ Pursell is here to help with herbal recipes focused on preventing, addressing, and healing hundreds of common health concerns.
Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense offers recipes that will help you support and build up your immune system, with recipes addressing common health concerns like colds, the flu, bronchitis, coughs, and more. The 104 recipes include capsules, salves, teas, tinctures and more that are safe and easy to create at home. You will also learn how to build a home apothecary and find value in a primer focused on the most powerful herbs. Don’t wait for illness to strike—prevention will always be the best medicine.
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224 pages, Paperback
Published February 2, 2021
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November 29, 2020
This is one of the best herbal remedy books I've read in a while, and I read a lot of them. I love that this one is written by a woman who is both a naturopathic doctor and mother, and she gives advice from experience on both fronts. There are clear color photos of every herb profiled and lots of information. Chapters give suggestions and recipes for all different ailments from strep throat to PMS. Her information about Covid-19 was one of the most accurate that I've seen in a 2020 book, and it deals with information about ACE-2 inhibitors and other factors of how it replicates that are barely on the radar of most books coming out now or most medical advice. It's full of gorgeous photos but more than that it's full of great advice and a ton of recipes. She also teaches you the basics of how to make remedies including capsules, tinctures, teas, poultices, salves, etc. Note that it does not focus on foraging or growing the herbs, but more on acquiring them and then making the remedies. Most of the herbs are easily sourced though, whether you buy them, forage them or grow them. Highly recommended.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.
March 1, 2021
This book is absolutely amazing. I would say it’s not really for novices but for herbalists who want to deepen their knowledge. Really amazing source.
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October 17, 2022Feel like some of the items that utilize essential oils are using quite a bit 😬
March 18, 2021
Move through March with medicinal herbs
Posted on March 18, 2021 by michellelovatosbookreviews, world's first book color commentator, book reviews with a twist
Winter isn’t fun, even here in the sunny Southern California desert. Wind. It is an ice-cold, slicing mirage fooling experienced desert rats like me to walk out the door without a parka and into a sunny heatless atmospheric blast of reality. It’s a trickster that convinces my sense of logic to present me coatless and practically naked to its fierce raping assault. By the end of the season, I feel like a ham steak, and a body-builder made strong by opening my car door and dashing across the Walmart parking lot, all the while knowing it’s easier to run fast than prepare ahead of time and wear my coat. Especially since it was warm moments ago in the car.
Oh, boo hoo to me. My friends in Montana endured below-freezing air, ice, snow, and dagger-wind for days that kept them from opening their doors and crossing their patios.
Regardless, Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense: 104 Trusted Recipes for Fighting Colds, Flus, Fevers, and more is one of those books that falls into the “Better Late Than Never” category in my assessment of titles that could have made the difference during winter.
The good news is, however, that next winter looms three seasons into the future and we’ll face the same challenges again, with bodies another year older, wiser, and in my case, perhaps weaker.
I consider Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense a cookbook as valuable as any other on my shelf. Its concoctions can save me a trip out the door, into traffic, and through a waiting-room experience watching nasal plumbing issues and questionable internal disorders.
Author JJ Pursell, and Timber Press, introduce this holistic health title with the reminder that COVID 19 brought the clear need for additional education in this ancient health healing system. Let’s take a look.
Step one: Learn the basics. The fastest-acting medicinal herb remedy exists in the form of a liquid tincture. Ingesting a concoction in the form of warm tea will soothe a completely different area of disturbance. Rubbing herbs on an affected wound is appropriate for its own set of issues. And on, and on we go.
Pursell introduces how to make master mixtures, how to create customized recipes for customized problems, and how to stock your shelves with items that are ready and waiting to heal your ailing body.
I wish this title was not electronic and expiring in six days. This is one of those titles I need on my shelf … at the ready, all the time – like stocking the cupboard with sugar, flour, rice, and beans.
I am an enormous fan of aromatherapy, which is a great excuse to buy candles – SOY WAX PLEASE – as well as essential oils. I have my favorite high-end brand I won’t name for fear of alienating lovers of competing brands. But in my opinion, pure essential oils are priceless in the effort to combat the ails that push all of our health cycles downward.
As far as herbs go, however, Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense, its master recipes, and listed remedy concoctions make this book another foundational title for my shelves.
Like other cookbooks on the market, Medicinal Herbs goes through the standard routine of stocking shelves with proper ingredients and tools, herbs, and other miscellaneous items needed to succeed. It explains the more intricate delicacies of creation methods and ingestion. It offers a mini-Bible of recommended herbs, and frankly, a lot of these plants are commonly available, and likely wandering around in your garden.
Who knew roses were considered herbal medicine? I know it’s one of my favorite scents. It inspires my smile when it wafts into my nose since it reminds me of my youngest daughter who says rose smell means “old lady.” Ok. I’ll accept that.
Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense will forever mark this COVID-19 ground-zero period in history, as its author directly addresses this deadly, invisible assassin’s effect on humanity.
Allergy treatments, anti-viral treatments, breathing treatments, all headline this essential health book. I suspect an herbal medicine fan could likely find many of these recipes in a variety of sources other than between these two covers, considering the age of this successful treatment method, but why? This title covers almost everything that’s ailed me through the years.
Get this Bible and let it decorate your shelves. When you get sick, grab it, use it and get well. You will do yourself a favor – and you might just teach your children that ancient medicine is often just as good, or better than the latest hot pink pill they are about to pop.
BoutiquePublishingService@hotmail.com
BoutiqueBooks@hotmail.com
Happy are those who respect the Lord and obey him. You will enjoy what you work for, and you will be blessed with good things. Psalm 128: 1-2
Posted on March 18, 2021 by michellelovatosbookreviews, world's first book color commentator, book reviews with a twist
Winter isn’t fun, even here in the sunny Southern California desert. Wind. It is an ice-cold, slicing mirage fooling experienced desert rats like me to walk out the door without a parka and into a sunny heatless atmospheric blast of reality. It’s a trickster that convinces my sense of logic to present me coatless and practically naked to its fierce raping assault. By the end of the season, I feel like a ham steak, and a body-builder made strong by opening my car door and dashing across the Walmart parking lot, all the while knowing it’s easier to run fast than prepare ahead of time and wear my coat. Especially since it was warm moments ago in the car.
Oh, boo hoo to me. My friends in Montana endured below-freezing air, ice, snow, and dagger-wind for days that kept them from opening their doors and crossing their patios.
Regardless, Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense: 104 Trusted Recipes for Fighting Colds, Flus, Fevers, and more is one of those books that falls into the “Better Late Than Never” category in my assessment of titles that could have made the difference during winter.
The good news is, however, that next winter looms three seasons into the future and we’ll face the same challenges again, with bodies another year older, wiser, and in my case, perhaps weaker.
I consider Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense a cookbook as valuable as any other on my shelf. Its concoctions can save me a trip out the door, into traffic, and through a waiting-room experience watching nasal plumbing issues and questionable internal disorders.
Author JJ Pursell, and Timber Press, introduce this holistic health title with the reminder that COVID 19 brought the clear need for additional education in this ancient health healing system. Let’s take a look.
Step one: Learn the basics. The fastest-acting medicinal herb remedy exists in the form of a liquid tincture. Ingesting a concoction in the form of warm tea will soothe a completely different area of disturbance. Rubbing herbs on an affected wound is appropriate for its own set of issues. And on, and on we go.
Pursell introduces how to make master mixtures, how to create customized recipes for customized problems, and how to stock your shelves with items that are ready and waiting to heal your ailing body.
I wish this title was not electronic and expiring in six days. This is one of those titles I need on my shelf … at the ready, all the time – like stocking the cupboard with sugar, flour, rice, and beans.
I am an enormous fan of aromatherapy, which is a great excuse to buy candles – SOY WAX PLEASE – as well as essential oils. I have my favorite high-end brand I won’t name for fear of alienating lovers of competing brands. But in my opinion, pure essential oils are priceless in the effort to combat the ails that push all of our health cycles downward.
As far as herbs go, however, Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense, its master recipes, and listed remedy concoctions make this book another foundational title for my shelves.
Like other cookbooks on the market, Medicinal Herbs goes through the standard routine of stocking shelves with proper ingredients and tools, herbs, and other miscellaneous items needed to succeed. It explains the more intricate delicacies of creation methods and ingestion. It offers a mini-Bible of recommended herbs, and frankly, a lot of these plants are commonly available, and likely wandering around in your garden.
Who knew roses were considered herbal medicine? I know it’s one of my favorite scents. It inspires my smile when it wafts into my nose since it reminds me of my youngest daughter who says rose smell means “old lady.” Ok. I’ll accept that.
Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense will forever mark this COVID-19 ground-zero period in history, as its author directly addresses this deadly, invisible assassin’s effect on humanity.
Allergy treatments, anti-viral treatments, breathing treatments, all headline this essential health book. I suspect an herbal medicine fan could likely find many of these recipes in a variety of sources other than between these two covers, considering the age of this successful treatment method, but why? This title covers almost everything that’s ailed me through the years.
Get this Bible and let it decorate your shelves. When you get sick, grab it, use it and get well. You will do yourself a favor – and you might just teach your children that ancient medicine is often just as good, or better than the latest hot pink pill they are about to pop.
BoutiquePublishingService@hotmail.com
BoutiqueBooks@hotmail.com
Happy are those who respect the Lord and obey him. You will enjoy what you work for, and you will be blessed with good things. Psalm 128: 1-2
November 27, 2020
Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense: 104 Trusted Recipes for Fighting Colds, Flus, Fevers, and More by JJ Pursell
Publisher: Timber Press
Genre: Health, Mind & Body
Release Date: 02 Feb 2021
Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense by JJ Pursell is a great resource for identifying herbs to boost your immune system naturally.
There are instructions of how to make your own capsules, essential oil blends, fomentations, liniments, medicinal teas and more.
Each herb described includes a picture, as well the benefits and which parts are used.
The recipes are broken into different topics, such as Allergies, Chest Colds, Coughs, Cuts & Scrapes, Earaches, Fevers, Immune Boost, Laryngitis, Sinus Relief, Sore Throat and so much more.
I found this book to be fascinating and I look forward to trying some of the recipes. If I could relieve my allergies without the need of 3 prescription medications I would be so happy!
This is a great resource and I recommend it to anyone looking for information on natural remedies and immune support.
I'm so grateful to JJ Pursell, Timber Press, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Timber Press
Genre: Health, Mind & Body
Release Date: 02 Feb 2021
Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense by JJ Pursell is a great resource for identifying herbs to boost your immune system naturally.
There are instructions of how to make your own capsules, essential oil blends, fomentations, liniments, medicinal teas and more.
Each herb described includes a picture, as well the benefits and which parts are used.
The recipes are broken into different topics, such as Allergies, Chest Colds, Coughs, Cuts & Scrapes, Earaches, Fevers, Immune Boost, Laryngitis, Sinus Relief, Sore Throat and so much more.
I found this book to be fascinating and I look forward to trying some of the recipes. If I could relieve my allergies without the need of 3 prescription medications I would be so happy!
This is a great resource and I recommend it to anyone looking for information on natural remedies and immune support.
I'm so grateful to JJ Pursell, Timber Press, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.
March 6, 2021
A very complete guide for boosting the immune system with herbs by a herborist. I really liked how the book was divided first into the type of ways the herbs can be used, ie capsules, tea, poultice, salves, oils... Then we have a long list of plants and their properties. I am a rather rational person, so I had mixed feelings for that section which mixed together physical effects, like liver cleanser, with emotional ones, like keeping someone always in the clouds grounded. And then we get the recipes in function of the symptoms. They usually take quite a lot of different herbs and an elaborate process, so be prepared to be very dedicated. I think a home "cook" would have trouble to have at hand all the needed ingredients. I think some of the recipes are a little too complicated (for example, I know a simple sea salt and water solution works wonders for conjunctivitis rather than a 4 herb bland). But I haven't tried any of the recipes, so it is impossible for me to say how effective I find them. They sound carefully thought out and trialed, but too complicated for me.
March 29, 2021
Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense by JJ Pursell is much like the author's other book, Medicinal Herbs for Family Health & Wellness, and contains a wealth of information about herbal supplements and preparations. The book is a pretty comprehensive resource regarding types of preparations, uses, and basis dosages for adults as well as information about numerous herbs and recipes for various ailments. Great resource for someone who is interested in herbal medicine. #MedicinalHerbsforImmuneDefense #NetGalley
February 16, 2021
This is a very comprehensive resource for identifying herbs to boost your immune system naturally and I found it to be a fascinating read. This book is filled with a variety of recipes and instructions to make your own recipes with herbs and essential oils and herbal teas for a variety of heath issues or to boost your immune system. I highly suggest it if you are looking for natural alternatives.
I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review,
I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review,
December 3, 2020
This is a great resource for identifying herbs to boost your immune system naturally. Along with recipes and instructions to make your own pills with the herbs, pairing essential oils and herbal teas for allergies, respiratory issues, ears, nose and throat issues and even herbs that help protect you from covid 19.
December 4, 2020
Timely resource on optimizing one's immune system using herbs, flowers and essential oils. This book has easy to follow instructions and colorful illustrations. Includes sections showing names, photos and uses of plants used in herbal medicine, recipes organized by type of illness and guidelines and recipes for treating babies and children. Great resource to have on hand in any household.
March 22, 2021
Medicinal Herbs for immune defense is a complete guidebook to natural remedies and herbal concoctions that will help to fight miserable maladies such as colds,,flu and respiratory issues.. It can also help in boosting the immune system with recipes that include ingredients such as elderberry...This book is well timed for all of the current health concerns being faced in our daily lives.
December 28, 2020
This book is simple and to the point. It covers the basic herbs with some really wonderful remedy recipes. If you're looking for something to fight the everyday cold, flu, or earache, then this is a great book to have on your herbal shelf.
June 26, 2022
A little too advanced for me but very informative. Unfortunately many of these herbs are currently unavailable to me and the safety warnings are scarce if any but it’s interesting to know more about this stuff.
August 9, 2025
This is an incredible resource but, as others have noted, definitely not for beginners (even the "beginners' apothecary" she describes is quite extensive). But for those ready to invest time and capital into their practice, this is a book to have on hand!
July 20, 2021
Good recipes, descriptions, and explanations. Not sure how readily available all ingredients are.
June 6, 2024
Nice little herb recipes in this one great to have around look in time to time with herb out your own personal garden fun...
February 16, 2022
Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense. By J.J. Pursell. 2021. Timber Press (ARC eBook).
I solid reference for beginners. Brief descriptions and pictures of herbs and their uses make up the first half of the book. And the remaining part provides recipes for conditions, including a separate section for treatments of the ailments of children.
*Timber Press ARC via NetGalley
I solid reference for beginners. Brief descriptions and pictures of herbs and their uses make up the first half of the book. And the remaining part provides recipes for conditions, including a separate section for treatments of the ailments of children.
*Timber Press ARC via NetGalley
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