Complete Woman's Herbal Guide

Book excerpt: First published in the UK in 1994, this lavishly illustrated guide to using herbal remedies to maintain health and treat a range of ailments also provides practical information about preparing herbs for use, nutritional advice to complement the herbal remedies, first aid, and also the use of herbs in beauty treatments and in housekeeping. Includes a glossary, suggestions for further reading and an index. The author is a director of the National Institute of Medical Herbalism in the UK, and lectures widely, particular in the uses of herbal medicine in obstetrics and paediatrics.