Healing with Plants

The Chelsea Physic Garden Herbal
Discover the healing powers of 140 plants in this beautiful herbal from one of the oldest botanic gardens in the world, Chelsea Physic Garden. Learn how to bring plants into your life for health and happiness.

Discover that the plant world is the most incredible medicine cabinet. Created with the Chelsea Physic Garden - one of the world's oldest healing gardens - this beautiful book features detailed profiles of more than 140 herbs, bringing more plants into your life for health and happiness.

A 'herbal' - a book that contains a list of plants with notes on each plant's identification and uses - was also often a family reference, passed down through the generations like a recipe book, with remedies passed from mothers to daughters. Herbals would be used as reminders of when and how to harvest and prepare herbs, empowering families to look after their health.

In Healing with Plants, discover how to make your own simple herbal remedies, how to create a healing herb garden and how to forage for herbs in the wild. Fascinating stories from the history of healing are told, including a guide to which ailments each herb can treat and how to use them. From the common stinging nettle to exotic adaptogens - the plant world is the most incredible medicine cabinet.

The healing plants included are those most well known for having some therapeutic benefit. Common garden or hedgerow plants, they are all easily accessible for preparing simple healing home remedies.

Highlights include:
- Herbal Traditions: What is a herbal?, Notable herbals, Modern herbalism
- Growing & Foraging: Growing herbs, Harvesting herbs, Drying herbs
- Making Remedies: Tinctures, Water-based infusions, Honeys and syrups
- Herbs for Healing: Herbs for self-care, Cold & flu, Women's health

UK Delivery:

• Free delivery on all orders of £10 or more.
• £1.49 delivery fee on orders below £10.
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International Delivery:

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• All orders are shipped from our warehouse in Northampton, UK as soon as stock is available.
• UK mainland orders typically arrive within 3-7 working days via Royal Mail 2nd Class.
• International estimated delivery times:
• Europe & Channel Islands: 7 to 10 working days
• USA: 7 to 15 working days
• Rest of the World: 9 to 30 working days

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