Women Healers of the World: The Traditions, History, and Geography of Herbal Medicine
- ISBN-10
- 1632201941
- ISBN-13
- 9781632201942
- Category
- Body, Mind & Spirit
- Pages
- 608
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-09-09
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Holly Bellebuono
Description
A history of herbal healing plus recipes for lip balms, wound pastes, face masks, arthritis oils, relaxing bath salts, revitalizing teas, and other remedies. Winner of the Nautilus Award and the Thomas DeBaggio Book of the Year Award Many people today have embraced such natural treatments as acupuncture, yoga, aromatherapy, and ethnobotany. Now, this intimate and inspiring book opens up the world of herbal medicine to those interested in learning about the history of these techniques and approaches. Illustrated with beautiful photos, it shares an extraordinary variety of healing plants from around the world that have inspired today’s alternative medicine, as well as the stories, challenges, and triumphs of remarkable women healers past and present. Herbalist Holly Bellebuono explores sixteen plant-based world healing traditions and thirty women who have practiced them—as well as the geography, history, and medical heritage of twenty countries where these traditions originated. With thorough knowledge of the uses and effects of these healing traditions, you can then move on to featured recipes for herbal remedies you can make in your kitchen.
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