The Healing Garden Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Introduction

Part One

Cultivating Medicine

Chapter One

Planning Your Dream Herbal Landscape

Chapter Two

The Nitty-Gritty on Soil

Chapter Three

Holistic Solutions for Plant Diseases & Problematic Insects

Chapter Four

Growing Medicinal Herbs in Containers

Chapter Five

Plant Propagation

Part Two

Making Medicine

Chapter Six

Harvesting & Drying Herbs

Chapter Seven

Preparing Botanical Medicine & Healing Food

Part Three

Botanical Medicine

Chapter Eight

Foundations in Herbalism: Herbal Action Terms, Energetics & Safety

Chapter Nine

Herbal Profiles & Recipes

Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

Basil (Ocimum basilicum)

Bee balm (Monarda spp.)

Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa)

Calendula (Calendula officinalis)

Chickweed (Stellaria media)

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)

Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

Elecampane (Inula helenium)

Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)

Gotu kola (Centella asiatica)

Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa)

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)

Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)

Milky oats (Avena sativa)

Mint (Mentha spp.)

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)

Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)

Prickly pear (Opuntia spp.)

Rose (Rosa spp.)

Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)

Spilanthes (Acmella oleracea)

Stinging nettles (Urtica dioica)

Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum)

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)

Vervain (Verbena spp.)

Violet (Viola sororia and select species)

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Acknowledgments

References

Herbal Resources

Common to Scientific Name Index

Index

About the Author

Copyright

About the Publisher