Native American’s Herbalist’s Guide: The Ultimate Herbal Medicine Encyclopedia. Create Your Apothecary Table and Discover Ancient Remedies to Improve Your Overall Well-Being

By Natalie Evers

Are you afraid of undesirable effects due to chemicals contained in drugs? Do you desire to start using natural herbal remedies instead of traditional medicine?

 

Learn the ancient herbal treatments used by Native Americans for therapeutic purposes, don't waste your time and money anymore, and finally start treating some of the most common health concerns using natural herbal remedies!

 

This book offers you the opportunity to maintain good health, improve energy and vitality thanks to the power of plants. It Includes:

1. What is herbal medicine and its history
2. What is wild crafting
3. What is Harvesting schedules
4. Medicinal plants and their advantages

And that's not all!

• How to start a home apothecary
• Herbal concoctions
• Herb preserving

And much more!!!

 

Take advantage of this guide and discover the natural healing's world!

 

What are you waiting for? Buy this audiobook now and get started!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Natalie Evers
• Release date: Jul 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201530518

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Native American’s Herbalist’s Guide

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The Ultimate Herbal Medicine Encyclopedia. Create Your Apothecary Table and Discover Ancient Remedies to Improve Your Overall Well-Being

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Natalie Evers

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Table of Contents

Native American’s Herbalist’s Guide

Introduction

Chapter 1 what is herbal medicine and its history?

Herbal medicine and active components

Herbs with medicinal properties

Chapter 2 what is wild crafting?

ORGANIC VS. WILDCRAFTED

An Overview of Wildcrafting

Ethical Wildcrafting Fundamentals

Chapter 3 Harvesting Schedules

Chapter 4 Medicinal plants and their advantages

Chapter 5 How to Start a Home Apothecary

Chapter 6 Herbal concoctions

Chapter 7 Herb Preserving

Chapter 8 Using herbs in their entirety

Conclusion

Introduction

Any green or leafy component of a plant that is used for seasoning and flavoring but not as the major ingredient is referred to as herb in the culinary arts. What precisely does this imply?

Consider the case below: Although spinach is a plant's green component, it is categorized as a vegetable rather than a herb since it is cooked as a meal rather than used as a spice. Similarly, a lettuce leaf is a plant's green component, but lettuce is the main component of a salad, this lettuce isn't a herb. Aromatic or fragrant plants are known as herbs. Herbs may be used to flavor meals, create fragrances, and create herbal medicines. Basil, parsley, rosemary, thyme, and dill are some of the herbs used. In each of these cases, the herb is the plant's green or leafy part. For example, although basil leaves are rather large, rosemary leaves resemble the spines of an evergreen plant. The primary difference between herbs and spices is where they grow on the plant. A leaf or other green plant is considered a herb. A spice is any additional plant component used to season or flavor a dish, such as dried bark, roots, berries, seeds, twigs, or other plant waste. Cinnamon, for example, is the bark of a tree. Cardamom looks like a seed pod. Dried berries are used to make allspice. Cloves are the dried flower buds. These are all examples of spices. Spices must be used dry, although herbs can be used fresh or dried.

Herbs will appear in a number of recipes. First, keep track of whether the herbs are dried or fresh. Dried herbs are widely used in the cooking process and can be used to enhance the flavor. Common dried herbs include oregano, rosemary, sage, and thyme. On the other hand, fresh herbs are usually added after cooking. Fresh herbs provide brightness and flavor to a variety of recipes. Fresh herbs like mint, cilantro, and parsley are popular.

Fresh herbs will be one of the few ingredients in a recipe. For example, fresh basil is the key ingredient in a basic pesto recipe. On the other hand, other recipes may only call for a little sprinkling of chopped parsley or cilantro at the end of the cooking process to brighten the dish.

Chapter 1 what is herbal medicine and its history?

A Greek physician serving in the Roman army named Pedanius Dioscorides published De Materia Medica around 65 A.D. He documented the therapeutic applications of various plants. It is still regarded as one of the most prominent herbal texts today.

Herbs were commonly employed in the Middle Ages to help preserve meat and mask the decaying flavor of meals that couldn't be refrigerated. Herbs also helped those who showered seldom, if at all, hide their scents. Unfortunately, this was not an ideal time for herbal medicine to advance. The Catholic Church burned herbalists because they were connected with both witchcraft and paganism.

Many of the first inhabitants planted herbs to season their meals as well as for therapeutic purposes. In addition, herbs were commonly utilized by American Indians for tanning and coloring leather.

There are three primary therapeutic plant lineages that stem from ancient herbal use:

Based on Greek and Roman origins, Western. The Greeks and Romans believed that four humors pervaded the body, and that the ratios of these fluids impacted health. Each fluid — blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm — was identified with one of the four natural elements, air, earth, fire, and water, respectively. This medical notion was transmitted down from Greco-Roman civilization to Europe throughout the Middle Ages. However, it was only during the Renaissance that it began to lose favor.

The only medications accessible throughout the Roman Empire were those made from plants or other natural cures. Although patients might seek out doctors, most health care began with therapies created by household heads. For example, they would use vinegar or wine mixtures on family members and staff for wound disinfection. A cure for dysentery was an egg yolk mixed with poppy juice and egg shell ash. Roman surgeons and physicians used opium (morphine) and henbane seeds (scopolamine) as pain relievers.

Of course, the definition of sickness has evolved throughout time. For example, buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) was employed by the Greek physician Galen in the second century to protect patients from witches and demons, although it is now more commonly used as a laxative. (You witch, take that!) Likewise, while herbal treatments have evolved, many are still in use. Hippocrates, for example, utilized anise to cure coughs, a medication that is still practiced today.

Herbal medicine has been rummage-sale since prehistoric times. It comprises using plants as medicine to treat illness and promote general health and well-being.

Some plants contain potent (strong) ingredients that should be used with the same caution as prescription medications. Synthetic replicas of naturally occurring plant components are used in many pharmaceutical medications. For example, digitalis