Hands-On Healing Remedies 150 Recipes for Herbal Balms, Salves, Oils, Liniments & Other Topical Therapies

by Tourles, Stephanie L.

• ISBN13: 9781612120065
• ISBN10: 1612120067
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-12-04
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Summary

Most home medicine cabinets hold a variety of salves, balms, liniments, and other topical treatments for everyday skin conditions and body ailments. Many of these are expensive and contain long lists of unpronounceable ingredients. In Hands-On Healing Remedies, holistic care expert Stephanie Tourles offers natural herbal alternatives that are effective, easy, safe, and fun to prepare. With 150 original recipes, this is the essential resource for making your own topical herbal treatments at home. Listed by ailment, in an easy A-to-Z format, the remedies address everything from backaches to headaches, arthritis to tendonitis, athlete'â„¢s foot to cracked skin. Recipes include Sweet Annie Serenity Body Oil for soothing anxiety, Aloe Disinfecting Wound Wash for healing minor cuts and scrapes, Dream Weaver'â„¢s Relaxing Rub for easing insomnia, Black Walnut Clay Pack for drawing out splinters, and many more. As the only book offering this in-depth focus on herbal topical applications, Hands-On Healing Remedies is sure to appeal to natural health enthusiasts, crafters, homesteaders, families, and anyone seeking a more holistic approach to common first-aid and therapeutic needs.

Author Biography

Stephanie Tourles is the best-selling author of eight books on natural health, including Organic Body Care Recipes, Raw Energy, and Naturally Healthy Skin. She lives in Maine and is a licensed holistic esthetician, certified aromatherapist, and gardener with training in Western and Ayurvedic herbalism.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Making Your Own Healing Formulas	p. 8
An Introduction to Traditional Healing	p. 10
The Herbal Home Apothecary	p. 20
Tools of the Trade	p. 40
A Collection of Herbal Remedies	p. 48
Alopecia (Balding)	p. 50
Anxiety (Nervous Tension)	p. 54
Arthritis (Osteoarthritis)	p. 60
Athlete's Foot	p. 66
Backache	p. 69
Bedsores and Pressure Sores (Skin Ulcers)	p. 73
Blemishes	p. 77
Blisters (Friction)	p. 82
Body Odor	p. 85
Boils (Furuncles)	p. 88
Bruises (Contusions)	p. 91
Burns (Minor)	p. 96
Children's Illnesses and Discomforts	p. 100
Cold and Flu Symptoms	p. 118
Cold Hands and Feet	p. 125
Cold Sores and Genital Sores (Herpes Simplex)	p. 129
Cracked Skin (Severely Dry Hands and Feet)	p. 133
Cuts and Scrapes	p. 137
Dandruff (Seborrheic Dermatitis)	p. 142
Dermatitis, Contact (Rashes)	p. 144
Dry Skin	p. 147
Eczema	p. 154
Elder Care Concerns (70+ Years)	p. 158
Environmentally Damaged Skin	p. 166
Fatigue	p. 170
Foot Therapy	p. 175
Gout	p. 179
Hand and Nail Therapy	p. 182
Headaches (Tension)	p. 189
Hemorrhoids (External)	p. 193
Hives (Urticaria)	p. 198
Infections of the Skin (Minor to Moderate)	p. 201
Insect Bites and Stings	p. 209
Insomnia	p. 212
Lip Therapy	p. 217
Memory Enhancement	p. 220
Men's Concerns	p. 223
Mental Fatigue	p. 229
Muscle Stiffness and Soreness	p. 232
Poison Plant Rashes	p. 235
Psoriasis	p. 237
Respiratory Congestion	p. 241
Scars	p. 248
Splinters	p. 252
Stress	p. 255
Stretch Marks	p. 260
Sunburn	p. 264
Warts (Common)	p. 267
Women's Intimate Concerns	p. 269
The Ingredient Dictionary	p. 277
Resources	p. 306
Recommended Reading	p. 309
Metric Conversions	p. 311
Index	p. 312
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