The Modern Herbal Dispensatory By Thomas Easley, Steven Horne
- Narrated by: Lyle Blaker
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 06-11-24
The Modern Herbal Dispensatory By Thomas Easley, Steven Horne AudioBook summary
The beloved best-selling classic for the modern herbalist—a definitive guide to 250 safe and effective herbal medicines, preparations, and single-herb remedies to make at home.
This comprehensive guide offers detailed and easy-to-follow instructions for making and using approximately 250 all-natural DIY herbal medicines. With practical tips, in-depth preparation techniques, and an inside look at some of the authors’ own favorite formulas, The Modern Herbal Dispensatory walks beginners and advanced herbalists alike through:
• The 12 major categories of herbs, from aromatic to sweet.
• Herbal preparations: the many ways to prepare and use herbs, from capsules and tinctures to standardized extracts and essential oils.
• Choosing the best dosage form for each category of herb.
• How to harvest, dry, and use fresh herbs.
• Extractions: terms, equipment, solvents, and calculations, plus how to extract herbs in water, alcohol, glycerin, and vinegar.
• Advanced techniques: like percolation extracts, fluid extracts, and soxhlet extracts.
• Preparations like oil-based extractions, topical applications, concentrates, lozenges, traditional Chinese methods, and more.
• Formulas and dosages: how to design herbal formulas and use herbs safely and effectively.
• Herbal insights and need-to-know wisdom, like why different preparations of the same herb affect the body differently; which herbs are medicinal when dry, but could be toxic when fresh; and why beginners typically see more potent results with formulations versus single-herb preparations.
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