A comprehensive guide to the use of herbal remedies to cure common ailments and improve your general health. In Herbs for Home Treatment, Anna Newton explains the advantages of using herbs, and provides herbal remedies to cure common ailments and improve general health. She provides easy-to-follow instructions on creating your own apothecary with a small number of versatile herbs, as well as advice on everything from preventing and treating common illnesses to creating tinctures, oils and ointments.This user-friendly guide contains detailed sections on how to deal with common illnesses, including problems of the digestive, respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems, and suggests essential herbs as well as those which are also useful to have in the cupboard. Anna offers advice on how to get the best out of herbs for general health, including how to maintain energy levels, slow the ageing process, increase stamina, revive libido, improve your mood and recover from a serious illness. She also shares information on dosages, possible allergies, and when to seek professional help. The guide also gives guidance on how to make a first-aid kit for when travelling abroad, and a list of retailers of herbs and professional herbalists. If you want to look after your health, Herbs for Home Treatment gives you all you need to do so in a user-friendly way and will inspire you to create medicines from your own herbs.

Introduction Part One: Opting for herbsWhy herbs?How to get the best from this bookGeneral precautionsHerbs and the environmentTea, tincture or tablets?DosageChoosing the right herbs for the situationHow to combine herbsWhat if it doesn't work? Part Two: Ailments and treatmentsThe circulatory systemThe digestive systemThe muscular and skeletal systemsThe nervous systemThe respiratory systemThe skinThe urinary and reproductive systemsPart Three: Improving your vitalityMaintain good energy levelsIncrease your mental and physical staminaRevive your libidoFeel motivated and happyDefy the ageing processMake a full recovery from a serious illnessPart Four: Creating your own home apothecaryBuying from reputable sourcesGrowing your own herbsDrying herbsMaking your own tinctures, infused oils, syrups and ointmentsPart Five: Herbal first-aid kit for travellingTravelling in Western countriesTravelling in remote and exotic placesAppendix 1 List of common and Latin herb namesAppendix 2 Glossary of actions ReferencesBibliographyResources