Healing Herbs & Health Food of the Zodiac - Softcover

Ada Muir

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0875424864 ISBN 13: 9780875424866

Publisher: Llewellyn Publications, 1993

Synopsis

Once, every doctor was also an astrologer because knowledge of the zodiac was essential for diagnosing and curing illness. Healing Herbs and Health Foods of the Zodiac reclaims that ancient tradition. It covers the illnesses most often associated with each zodiacal sign, along with the herbs attributed to healing them. For example, common problems with Leos are heart affections, sore eyes, and cramping. The best-known plants associated with Leo include eyebright and marigold which can be used for sore eyes, and mistletoe, a tonic for nervous hearts. - Discover the healing properties of seventy herbs and learn to identify them by sight. - Purify and refine your physical body with the "cell salt" for your sign. - Follow the correct steps for preparing teas, tinctures, cough drops, and salves. - Learn the proper way to harvest and use dozens of different herbs. This book also covers the cell salts for each zodiacal sign. Found in various fruits and vegetables, cell salts are necessary for health. For example, the cell salt of Libra is Sodium Phosphate. Found in celery, spinach, and figs, it maintains the balance between acids and alkalis. Healing Herbs and Health Foods of the Zodiac A by Ada Muir is a complete introduction on how to use herbs and plants for healing. Filled with illustrations of dozens herbs, this book is informative to read, delightful to look at, and a pleasure to own.

About this title

From the Publisher

The Plant Kingdom is the foundation for all life. From it, as herbalists of old maintained, we can find a cure for every ill. A deep understanding of astrological factors in human health has been developed. In Healing Herbs and Health Foods of the Zodiac, you will discover the secrets of these two systems and how they can work together to benefit you and those around you.

Master Herbalist Jude C. Williams adds a brilliant and informative introduction. It will show you how to harvest and prepare the herbs described throughout the text.
Many healing decisions can be made in the kitchen and in the herb garden. Now you can consciously understand the medicinal uses of over 100 plants when you read Healing Herbs and Health Foods of the Zodiac.

About the Author

Ada Muir was a Canadian astrologer who pioneered in natural methods and the relationship between health and the Sun Signs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0875424864
• ISBN 13: 9780875424866
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176