Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies: How to Create a Customized Herb Garden to Support Your Health & Well-Being PDF
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GROW HERBAL YOUR OWN Remedies 626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 1 1/31/19 10:48 AM ß Storey Publishing 626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 2 1/31/19 10:48 AM GROW HERBAL YOUR OWN Remedies HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOMIZED HERB GARDEN TO SUPPORT YOUR HEALTH & WELL-BEING Maria NOËl Groves Photography by Stacey Cramp ß Storey Publishing 626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 3 1/31/19 10:48 AM The mission of Storey Publishing is to serve our customers by publishing practical information that encourages personal independence in harmony with the environment. Edited by Carleen Madigan and Liz Bevilacqua Art direction and book design by Mary Winkelman Velgos Indexed by Samantha Miller Cover and interior photography by © Stacey Cramp Additional photography by © Brian Hoffman/Alamy Stock Photo, 76 bottom right; © Diana Taliun/iStock .com, 138 top left; © Elena Shutova/ iStock.com, 228 top right, 282; © emer1940/iStock.com, 166 bottom left, 180 bottom left, 249; © katerynap/ iStock.com, 166 bottom right, 234 top left; Courtesy of Maria Noël Groves, v, 122 top left, 228 bottom right, 306; © Musat/iStock.com, 116 top center, 285; © Peter Vrabel/Alamy Stock Photo, 128 bottom left, 292; Rolf Engstrand/ Wikimedia Commons, 122 bottom left, 128 top right, 300; © rudisill/iStock.com, 212 bottom left, 234 bottom right, 258; © Zoonar GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo, 174 bottom left Text © 2019 by Maria Noël Groves All rights reserved. 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Storey Publishing 210 MASS MoCA Way North Adams, MA 01247 storey.com Printed in the United States by Versa Press 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data on file This publication is intended to provide educational information for the reader on the covered subject. It is not intended to take place of personalized medical counseling, diagnosis, and treatment from a health professional. 626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 4 1/31/19 10:48 AM Dedicated to . . . Mimi Mandile, my mother and number one fan, who introduced me to herbal gardening and still lets me raid her garden periodically, as well as to my ever- supportive father, Jim Mandile. Harriet Bean, who lovingly planted many of the herbs on this property during the 30 years she lived here before us and still keeps in touch. Shannon Groves, my awesome husband, who always believes in me, joins me on adventures, and shares this wonderful land with me, helping to make it even more beautiful each season. My teachers: Nancy Phillips and Rosemary Gladstar, who inspired me to cultivate herbs in the garden; Michael Moore, for fostering a love for wild- crafting and medicine making; and Christine Tolf, for opening my heart to flower essences. Reishi, my sweet rescue mutt, who keeps me company, reminds me to take breaks, and never misses the opportunity to stop and sniff the flowers. 626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 5 1/31/19 10:48 AM 626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 6 1/31/19 10:48 AM Contents Introduction At the Garden Gate 1 A R T O P N E Skills for making medicine Chapter One Growing, Harvesting, and Preserving 13 Chapter two Mastering Basic Remedies 33 Tea 34 Tinctures 37 Alcohol-Free Extracts and Sweet Remedies 46 Powders 55 Earthly Aromatherapy 57 Topical Remedies 60 Dilute Remedies 68 626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 7 1/31/19 10:48 AM P A R T TW O REMEDY GARDENS Chapter three Daily Tonics 73 Nutritive Garden 75 Nutritive Forager 83 The Flavor Garden 91 Chapter four Energy and Relaxation 99 Stress Relief 103 Brain Boosters 109 Uplift 115 Relax and Restore 121 Sleepy Time 127 Chapter five Digestion and Detoxification 133 Bitter Digestif 137 Carminatives 143 Tummy Soothers 149 Detox Forager 155 Chapter six Immune and Respiratory 161 Immune SOS 165 Lung Tonics 173 Allergy and Sinus 179 Chapter seven Skin Care and First Aid 185 Super Skin 189 First Aid 195 Insect Repellent and Bite Care 201 626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 8 1/31/19 10:49 AM Chapter eight Pain Relief 207 Topical Pain Relief 211 Aches and Pains 217 Chapter nine Heart and Love 223 Gladden the Heart 227 Get the Blood Moving 233 The Woman’s Garden 239 R T TH A R P E E HEALING GARDEN HERBS Herb Profiles 246 Appendices 309 Commonly Used Herbs by Condition 310 Commonly Used Flower Essences by Condition 312 Herbs for Specific Climates 312 Measurements and Metric Conversions 313 Resources 316 Further Reading 316 Index 317 ix 626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 9 1/31/19 10:49 AM
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