Healing Herbal Teas is a Basic Health Books publication.

For The Book of Herbal Teas, the title tells all. It does not, however, convey the calm and engaging tone of this modest yet comprehensive and refreshingly illustrated volume. The heart of the book is a compendium of everything worth knowing about the 40 most common herbs and other plants used to make tea. Along with botanical and medicinal in[Read More]

This tea lover's gardening bible contains full instructions for growing and brewing tea herbs, plus more than 100 recipes that make use of their healthful qualities. Readers will find complete plans for customized gardens suitable for plots or containers.

Endorsed by Rosemary Gladstar, renowned herbalist and author of Herbal Healing for Women, this book of "homespun alchemy" bursts with easy recipes for medicinal wines, herbal oils, salves, tonics, syrups, throat drops--you name it. From the guidelines for gathering medicinal plants to instructions for tincture preparation, Joyce Wardwell conv[Read More]

This guide to blending and brewing healthful herb teas includes easy-to-make recipes and anecdotes from several renowned herbalists. Readers will find teas for the head and throat, digestion, nervous system, lungs, bones and joints, skin, and more.

Healthy Teas is a delightful introduction to the history and healing properties of green tea, the health benefits of black teas, and the life-enhancing attributes of herbal and fruit infusions and decoctions.In Healthy Teas, author Tammy Safi has specially created the recipes to maximize the health benefits of all tea ingredients, whether they are [Read More]

With more than 300 photos, this new edition shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. Descriptive text includes information on where the plants are found, as well as their known medicinal uses. An index to medical topics, symbols next to plant descriptions, and organization of plants by colors all make this an essential guide to understan[Read More]

This uniquely authoritative portable guide--based on the famous bible of American herbalists, Indian Herbalogy of North America--identifies and describes the uses for 125 medicinal herbs, and gives instructions for preparing herbal remedies. Line drawings throughout.

For the first time, here is a detailed explanation and classification of herbs,using the ancient system of Ayurveda. More than 270 herbs are listed, with 108herbs explained in detail. Included are many of the most commonly used westernherbs with a profound Ayurvedic perspective. Important Chinese and specialAyurvedic herbs are introduced. Beaut[Read More]