A comprehensive and lushly photographed guide to growing and using healing plants, including recipes, from the founder of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine.

This is the ultimate reference for anyone looking to bring the beauty and therapeutic properties of plants into their garden, kitchen, and home apothecary.

Both informative and accessible, it covers:

• How to plan your garden (including container gardening for small spaces)
• Essential information on seed propagation, soil quality, and holistic gardening practices
• 30 detailed profiles of must-know plants (including growing information, medicinal properties, and how to use them)
• Foundational principles of herbalism
• Step-by-step photographic tutorials for preparing botanical medicine and healing foods
• 70 recipes for teas, tinctures, oils, salves, syrups,
• and much more!

Packed with sumptuous photography, this book will appeal to home gardeners who want to branch out to culinary and medicinal herbs, home cooks who are interested in natural wellness, and novice and skillful herbalists.

More than 119 herbs for growing, cooking, and healing is covered in this glossy-paged guide from Mother Earth News. The Guide to Women's Health covers a variety of topics for women of every age. From learning which herbs you should be using at what age, to strengthening your bones, this guide is filled from cover to cover with valuable information, tips, advice, and recipes for women's health.

This 100-page guide has helpful tips and advice for whichever stage of life you're in. Articles in this guide include:

• 5 Herbs for Women's Health
• Color Your Hair Naturally
• Natural Fertility Enhancers
• Healing by Way of Berries
• Breathe Well, Be Well
• And much more!

Read about beauty treatments such as homemade soothing glosses and balms. Learn how to make floral waters and colognes. Read how you can help relieve PMS symptoms with herbs. Try great new recipes and read about 10 anti-aging superfoods that not only help fight aging but are also delicious.