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The Medicinal Gardening Handbook : A Complete Guide to Growing, Harvesting, and Using Healing Herbs by Dede Cummings & Alyssa Holmes is a health book available to read on EtoBox.

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Dig into the world of herbal medicine with this complete guide to cultivating and harvesting plants with healing properties. For thousands of years people have been utilizing herbs and cultivating weeds found to speed the healing of wounds, soothe skin irritations, calm uneasy stomachs, and ward off illnesses. Now you can plan and grow your own garden first aid kit. In these pages, you’ll learn the basics of gardening in your backyardor on your windowsill or porchincluding instructions for preparing soil, composting, and weeding. You’ll then find detailed descriptions of the twelve most common, easy-to-grow, most useful healing herbs, with instructions for growing, harvesting, and utilizing them. These powerful plants include: Garlic, which boosts immunity, reduces blood pressure, and combats cancer Echinacea, which reduces inflammation, boosts immunity, and has antiviral properties Yarrow, which accelerates the healing of wounds, is an anti-inflammatory, and can relieve PMS symptoms Elderflower, which is an astringent and can relieve arthritis and soothe sore throats Mint, which soothes digestive problems, sweetens breath, and can reduce fevers Elecampane, a re

Who reads The Medicinal Gardening Handbook : A Complete Guide to Growing, Harvesting, and Using Healing Herbs?

Author

Dede Cummings & Alyssa Holmes

Publisher

Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781629142586

Category

health

Subjects

Gardening, Technology, Self Help

Rating

4.6 / 5 (82 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14