Women Healers of the World (eBook)

The Traditions, History, and Geography of Herbal Medicine

Holly Bellebuono (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
304 Seiten
Helios Press (Verlag)
978-1-63220-194-2 (ISBN)

Infos

A celebration of the healing traditions that made yoga, acupuncture, and aromatherapy popular.The recent trend toward holistic living has heightened our national fascination with herbal remedies and less conventional therapies such 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. Women Healers of the World shares with readers an extraordinary variety of healing plants from around the world that have inspired todays alternative medicine, as well as the stories, challenges, and triumphs of remarkable women healers from past and presentall of whom promote the use of medicinal herbs.Through this book, herbalist and author Holly Bellebuono aims to educate readers about sixteen plant-based world healing traditions and thirty women who have practiced them. Bellebuono also explores 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, readers can then move on to featured recipes for herbal remedies they can make in their home kitchens. Following Bellebuonos instructions, readers will produce remedies such as soothing lip balms, wound pastes, face masks, arthritis oils, relaxing bath salts, and revitalizing teas.

Autor

Holly Bellebuono, MPA, CH, CPC, has taught natural health, medicinal herbs, and the history of herbalism, folk medicine, and botany for eighteen years. She is president of Vineyard Herbs Teas & Apothecary LLC on Martha’s Vineyard and is the author of The Essential Herbal for Natural Health. She’s the director of the Heritage & Healing Herbal Studies Program, is a member of United Plant Savers and Northeast Herbal Association, and is associated with the North Carolina Herb Association. She resides in West Tisbury, Massachusetts.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.9.2014
• Vorwort: Rosemary Gladstar
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Phytotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: ailment • Alternative medicine • America • apothecary • balms • beauty products • beginner guide • Beginners guide • books on herbal remedies • books on medicinal plants books on he • Calendula • care products • Cayenne • Cherokee • color photos • color pictures • common ailments • common herbs • compresses • Cream • decoctions • Dosage • elderberry • Encyclopedia • food store • Handbook • hasidic • healers • herbal concoctions • herbal healing • herbalism • Herbalists • herbal medicine • herbal products • herbal recipes • herbal remedies • Herbals • Herb Garden • holistic • home remedies health food • infusions • introductory • Lotions • medicinal herbs • Medicinal plants • medicinal qualities • medicine cabinet • mental healing • modern medicine • mullein • natural beauty • Natural healing • Natural Health • natural herbal • natural herbs • Natural Medicine • natural remedies • Oils • ointments • Plantain • Plant world • poultices • practical recipes • prescription • Royal women • salves • Skin Care • sore throat • spiritual Healing • syrups • teas • Textbook • Thai • tinctures • Tonics • valuable information • women pioneers • Yarrow
• ISBN-10: 1-63220-194-1 / 1632201941
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63220-194-2 / 9781632201942