Healing Herbs

The demand for practical, thoroughly researched information on herbs has never been greater. In this significant book, health and beauty guru Leslie Kenton provides an authoritative guide to using herbs to improve virtually every area of your life. Science now validates many traditional uses of herbs. Here Leslie links modern analysis and discovery to traditional practices. For instance, the flowers of St John's Wort - Hypericum perforatum - have been used for thousands of years to ease anxiety and depression. Recent research indicates that this herb can be as effective as Prozac - yet without the side effects of drugs. Leslie presents practical, easy-to-use methods which she has developed from traditional repertoires gleaned from years of experience and travel. The book includes clear instructions on making your own remedies - from infusions to tinctures. You will find an effective Herbal Detox programme as well as strategies for avoiding colds and flu, plus fabulous ideas for beating the blues and looking great. She even includes herbal first aid for everything from headaches to hayfever.
Visually stunning, yet also a reference work which you will turn to again and again, Healing Herbs is a manual for modern living.