Heal Local

Dawn Combs is a homestead herbalist and ethnobotanist with over 20 years experience in women's health issues. She began her career with a B.A. in Botany and Humanities/Classics, and later apprenticed with Rosemary Gladstar. As well as training others in herbal home healthcare, she treats her family's common illnesses and minor injuries with natural therapies, herbal remedies and appropriate foods. Dawn is a beekeeper, educator and co-owner of the medicinal herb and honey farm Mockingbird Meadows, which is nationally recognized for her signature line of therapeutic herbal honey spreads. Her family was recently recognized by Mother Earth News as one of their 2013 Homesteaders of the Year. Dawn is the author of Conceiving Healthy Babies.

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
Introduction

Part I: Herbs at Home and in Our Communities
Chapter 1: From My Family to Yours
Chapter 2: The Importance of Local
Chapter 3: Both Food and Medicine — Buy Local or Grow Your Own
Chapter 4: What Does a Local Medicine Community Look Like?
Chapter 5: Growing the First Aid Garden
Chapter 6: Basic Harvesting Instructions

Part II: Herbal First Aid Methods
Chapter 7: Preparing and Administering Herbal Medicines
Chapter 8: What's in the Cupboard?
Chapter 9: Working with Your Doctor
Chapter 10: How Much, How Often?

Part III: The Herbs
Boneset
Calendula
Cayenne
Chickweed
Comfrey
Echinacea
Elder
Garlic
Ginger
Hops
Lemon Balm
Licorice
Lobelia
Mullein
Parsley
Plantain
Sage
St. John's Wort
Wild Bergamot
Yarrow

Part IV: Emergency and First Aid Situations
Asthma Attack
Bleeding
Broken Bones
Bruises
Burns
Constipation
Diarrhea
Ear Infection
Eye Issues
Fever
Food Poisoning
Headaches
Heart Attack/Stroke
Heartburn and Indigestion
Infections — External and Internal
Muscle Pain/Pulled Muscles
Nausea
Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac and Rashes
Shock
Sore Throat
Splinters/Foreign Objects/Bites and Stings
Sprains/Strains
Toothache
Urinary Tract Infection
Wounds

Part V: Illnesses and Imbalances
Respiratory System
Allergies
Asthma
Bronchitis
Common Cold
Influenza
Pneumonia
Sinusitis


Nervous System
Anxiety/Stress
Depression
Fibromyalgia
Insomnia
Memory/Brain Fog
Migraine

Digestive System
Acid Reflux
Anemia
Gall Bladder Issues
Gas/Bloating
Indigestion/Poor Assimilation
Inflammatory Bowel Disease- Colitis and Crohn's Disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Peptic Ulcer
Radiation
Toxins/Detox
Worms

Circulatory System
Arthritis
Blood Issues — Clotting, Thinning
Gout
Heart Issues — Arrythmia, Chest Pain, Rapid Heartbeat
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol and Arteriosclerosis
Varicose Veins

Childhood Illnesses
Chicken Pox
Colic
Diphtheria
Haemophilus influenzae
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Hepatitis
Measles
Meningitis
Mumps
Polio
Rotavirus
Scarlet Fever
Strep Throat
Tonsillitis
Whooping Cough

Skin
Boils
Eczema
Fungus
Hemorrhoids
Herpes Simplex
Lipoma
Psoriasis
Shingles

Urinary Tract
Kidney Stones
Tinnitus/Hearing Loss
Water Retention/Bloating

Endocrine / Reproductive System
Adrenal Stress/Exhaustion
Cramps
High Blood Sugar
Thyroid Imbalances
Yeast Infection

A Special Note About Cancer
Afterword
Endnotes
Glossary

Appendix A: United Plant Savers
Appendix B: Comfrey: A Study in Herbal Safety
Appendix C: Herbal Resources
Index
About the Author