Herbal Medicine for Beginners

Learn to make natural remedies and heal yourself and your loved ones with Herbal Medicine For Beginners

Discover how to craft herbal remedies and treat common ailments with easy-to-find herbs in Herbal Medicine for Beginners. Crafting natural treatments is straightforward with a handful of herbs that can be used to treat many conditions. Get the information and the instructions you need with this easy-to-navigate guide, featuring basic healing plants, techniques to prepare and preserve them, and methods to apply them.

Learn how to heal with medicinal plants with:

Herbal medicine in four steps―What herbs you need, how to source and store herbs, how to work safely with herbal medicine, and how to make herbal remedies.

Herb profiles―Specific information about 35 essential plants, what each treats, and how to work with them.

Remedies for common ailments―59 common ailments and 104 different herbal remedies; easy steps to treat different conditions with plants listed in the herb profiles section.

Get the skills to confidently craft your own plant-based medicine with Herbal Medicine for Beginners.

Katja Swift is an herbalist, teacher, and a co-founder of the CommonWealth Center for Holistic Herbalism. One of the few wife & husband teams in the herbal world, Katja and her husband Ryn Midura see clients and teach Foundational, Advanced, and Clinical herbalism programs both in-person and online, as well as a program for pharmacy students at Boston's pharmacy schools. Together, they speak at national conferences, and write for publications like the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild. They are trained as street medics and Wilderness First Responders, and collaborate with peers from around the country to bring herbalism to communities impacted by natural and man-made disasters. They live in Boston, Massachusetts, with Katja's daughter and as many plants and animals as will fit in a small city apartment.^Ryn Midura is an herbalist, teacher, and a co-founder of the CommonWealth Center for Holistic Herbalism. One of the few wife & husband teams in the herbal world, Ryn and his wife Katja Swift see clients and teach Foundational, Advanced, and Clinical herbalism programs both in-person and online, as well as a program for pharmacy students at Boston's pharmacy schools. Together, they speak at national conferences, and write for publications like the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild. They are trained as street medics and Wilderness First Responders, and collaborate with peers from around the country to bring herbalism to communities impacted by natural and man-made disasters. They live in Boston, Massachusetts, with Katja's daughter and as many plants and animals as will fit in a small city apartment.