| | |  | General | Home » » » » The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual | | | | | | | Description: | | THE HERBAL MEDICINE-MAKER'¬?S HANDBOOK is an entertaining compilation of natural home remedies written by one of the great herbalists, James Green, author of the best-selling THE MALE HERBAL. Writing in a delightfully personal and down-home style, Green emphasizes the point that herbal medicine-making is fundamental to every culture on the planet and is accessible to everyone. So, first head into the garden and learn to harvest your own herbs, and then head into your kitchen and whip up a batch of raspberry cough syrup, or perhaps a soothing elixir to erase the daily stresses of modern life. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| James Green | | Paperback:
| 384 pages | | Publisher:
| Crossing Press | | Publication Date:
| December 30, 2000 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0895949903 | | Product Length:
| 8.46 inches | | Product Width:
| 0.99 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.56 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.81 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 74 reviews |
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193 of 195 found the following review helpful:
 Far more in-depth than your usual herbal recipe bookMar 13, 2001
By Midwest Book Review
The Herbal Medicine-Makers Handbook blends the herbalist author's natural home remedies with his perspectives on the art of herbal medicine's applications, with recipes for folk extractions including plenty of recommendations for usage. The result is far more in-depth than your usual herbal recipe book, packed with insights on how to extract herbs, make tinctures, and apply them properly.
150 of 152 found the following review helpful:
The Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook: A Home ManualJan 29, 2005
By Linda Swanson-Davies
I have lots of great herb books, but this one is the first that gives me detailed and practical information about how to MAKE preparations myself. Green's gentle sense of humor make it approachable, but he also is responsibly thorough. The book is fun to read and I've made my first tincture. I very highly recommend the book to someone who actually wants to USE herbs for healing.
104 of 105 found the following review helpful:
Wonderful FindAug 30, 2005
By TwoBears
"Métis-Elder"
I have collected and given away many medical herb books, mostly because they were inferior to my needs. This Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook has made it easy to find the herb I need. I am also able to read the ways to use the herb; tinture, lotion, extract, decoction, infussion, tea, salve. I use this book as a refresher and a source of new herbs in treatment. It has become my primary source book for new and innovative ways to help people.
211 of 223 found the following review helpful:
Medicine-making made simple........Jun 22, 2005
By Dianne Foster
"Di"
Have you ever come in from the garden on one of those balmy days when the sun is "just right" neither too hot nor too cold, but warm enough to draw the aroma from your flowers, and thought to yourself, "I would love to preserve that smell for a rainy day." Well, you can by bottling tonics, elixirs, hydrosols, syrups and other concoctions that upon opening in the middle of winter, have the power to transport back to summer days, and perhaps even cure the nasty cold or flu affecting you, or even better, help prevent your becoming sick in the first place.
James Green is the most transparent of human beings, an admiral characteristic in someone who is a healer. Green lives what he writes about, and has for a number of years. He is witty, wise, and compassionate. His methods are clearly described and discussed. You too can make many of his products using standard kitchen equipment in your own home.What you make will have your own imprimatur as you will have control over the process and can modify the steps as need be.
Green makes medicine. Some herbalists disagree with the idea of focusing on herbal products as part of a medical model, preferring instead to practice only the holistic healing which concentrates on prevention by focusing on the context within which the individual lives. Sometimes, however, no matter what you do, you get sick. Green not only shows you how to create products to deal with these lapses, he suggests ways to address them. Recipes as well as clear instructions for making tinctures, syrups, and other concoctions are included. You will probably get well just because they generally smell so good.
74 of 76 found the following review helpful:
Very informativeJun 30, 2001
Finally a book that takes the magic of herbalism and adds a healthy dose of structure, science and common sense. As a beginning herbalist, I find the information contained in the book extremely useful and not found in many other places. This book has earned its place on my favorite list.
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