The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal: A Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies (1983)

by David Hoffman

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The ebook edition of this classic herbal by internationally renowned herbalist David Hoffman. Easy to use, the herbal is hugely popular with herbalists and laypeople worldwide The Holistic Herbal covers everything you need to know about growing, gathering, preparing, using and taking herbal medicines to improve and maintain health. With simple b/w line drawn herb illustrations throughout, the book is extremely attractive and contains: - a simple introduction to health, well-being and how your body works. - a guide to specific health problems and concerns (you don't need to be sick to take a herbal cure!) and 'which herb' for a range of conditions. - A-Z herbal, covering over 200 different medicinal herbs and plants. This section comprises the main part of the book and is full of detailed information about each herb. One of the most used and most respected herbals on the marketplace, in every world territory. This is a renowned classic and essential complementary health reading.… (more)

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alray13 | Dec 1, 2018 |

Practical and hands on approach to a herbal this book is divided into 5 main sections:

1. Holistic approach looking at herbs and health and prevention of disease

2. Practical herbalism - good guide to gathering and preparing herbal remedies. Goes into chemistry and action of herbs and has a brief theraputic index (listing ailments and what herbs can be used).

3. Herb index - illustrated with clear and large photos eahc entry briefly describes what the herb is used for, prts used, collection, constituents and how it acts. Also useful highlight boxes on how to prepare the herb and what dosage is appropriate as well as what it can be used in combination with and warnings!

4. Bodily systems - examines each of the main bodily systems and how herbs can be used to strengthen and treat them.

5. Reference section on useful contacts etc (

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ruric | Oct 26, 2011 |

In my opinion, one of THE herbal books to have on your reference shelf. Accurate, concise description and plenty of illustrations. Great for amateur herbalists to learn what parts of the plant are used and why. **Of course, one should always know what they have before using it to make any remedy so I highly recommend using a field guide for plant identification purposes. (

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tiffwick | May 30, 2011 |

I think I will find this book useful, but it is rather dry to read in one take and needs to be dipped into as and when required. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Hoffman, David	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Button, John	Drawings and Artwork	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Caminada, Alexander	Photographer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Morton, Ronald	Drawings and Artwork	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Morton, Ronald	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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For Jess and the children of the world, that their world may be a wholer place

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'The Holistic Herbal' consists of three parts.

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In the hands of a holistic healer, who works with the life force and with the integrated whole that the body represented, herbs are a powerful tool.

The holistic approach.

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The ebook edition of this classic herbal by internationally renowned herbalist David Hoffman. Easy to use, the herbal is hugely popular with herbalists and laypeople worldwide The Holistic Herbal covers everything you need to know about growing, gathering, preparing, using and taking herbal medicines to improve and maintain health. With simple b/w line drawn herb illustrations throughout, the book is extremely attractive and contains: - a simple introduction to health, well-being and how your body works. - a guide to specific health problems and concerns (you don't need to be sick to take a herbal cure!) and 'which herb' for a range of conditions. - A-Z herbal, covering over 200 different medicinal herbs and plants. This section comprises the main part of the book and is full of detailed information about each herb. One of the most used and most respected herbals on the marketplace, in every world territory. This is a renowned classic and essential complementary health reading.

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