| Description |
234 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Stocking the Home Apothecary -- Basic Skills -- Materia Medica -- American Skullcap -- Arnica -- Astragalus -- Berberine -- Bilberry -- Black Cohosh -- Burdock -- Calendula -- California Poppy -- Cayenne -- Chaste Tree -- Chinese Skullcap -- Cleavers -- Codonopsis, a.k.a. Dangshen -- Comfrey -- Cramp Bark -- Dandelion -- Echinacea -- Elder -- Elecampane -- Garlic -- Ginger -- Goldenrod -- Grindelia -- Hawthorn -- Hyssop -- Juniper -- Lavender -- Lemon Balm -- Licorice -- Lobelia -- Ma Huang -- Marshmallow -- Milk Thistle -- Motherwort -- Mullein -- Nettle -- Oats -- Peppermint -- Plantain -- Sage -- St. John's Wort -- Sida -- Spllanthes -- Thyme -- Turmeric -- Usnea, A.k.a. Old Man's Beard -- Valerian -- White Willow -- Yarrow -- Herbal First Aid Kit -- Everyday Natural Medicine. |
| Summary |
When disaster strikes, it will take more than food and water to keep your family alive. Prepper’s Natural Medicine empowers you with all the information needed to safely create your own medicines when a major disaster has rendered doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies unavailable. Using healing plants widely available and easily grown thorough out the US, expert prepper Cat Ellis explains how to craft renewable medicines from herbs, lichen, fungi, and other natural ingredients. She shares valuable tips for using Mother Nature’s pharmacy for situations specific to a large-scale disaster scenario, from an E. coli outbreak to an influenza pandemic. This lifesaving guide breaks down the medicinal properties of a wide range of ingredients, instructs you on storing herbs and essential oils to extend their potency, and explains which herbs are best for vulnerable groups like children and pregnant women. The comprehensive, step-by-step instructions in this book ensure that you can be fully equipped to protect your most valuable asset in an emergency your health. |
| Subject(S) |
Herbs -- Therapeutic use.
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Homeopathy.
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Minerals -- Therapeutic use.
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Naturopathy.
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| Added Title |
Lifesaving herbs, essential oils and natural remedies for when there is no doctor |
| ISBN |
9781612434384 (paperback) : $15.95 |
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161243438X (paperback) : $15.95 |
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