Hands-on healing remedies : 150 recipes for herbal balms, salves, oils, liniments & other topical therapies / Stephanie L. Tourles ; illustrations by Samantha Hahn.
A practical guide to custom-made healing remedies features 150 original recipes for topical ointments that can treat a vast array of conditions, including headaches, arthritis, anxiety, and insomnia.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781603428774
- ISBN: 9781612120065
- Physical Description: 319 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: North Adams, Mass. : Storey Pub., [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-310) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1 Making Your Own Healing Formulas 8 -- Chapter 1 An Introduction to Traditional Healing 10 -- Chapter 2 Herbal Home Apothecary 20 -- Chapter 3 Tools of the Trade 40 -- Part 2 A Collection of Herbal Remedies 48 -- Alopecia (Balding) 50 -- Anxiety (Nervous Tension) 54 -- Arthritis (Osteoarthritis) 60 -- Athlete's Foot 66 -- Backache 69 -- Bedsores and Pressure Sores (Skin Ulcers) 73 -- Blemishes 77 -- Blisters (Friction) 82 -- Body Odor 85 -- Boils (Furuncles) 88 -- Bruises (Contusions) 91 -- Burns (Minor) 96 -- Children's Illnesses and Discomforts 100 -- Cold and Flu Symptoms 118 -- Cold Hands and Feet 125 -- Cold Sores and Genital Sores (Herpes Simplex) 129 -- Cracked Skin (Severely Dry Hands and Feet) 133 -- Cuts and Scrapes 137 -- Dandruff (Seborrheic Dermatitis) 142 -- Dermatitis, Contact (Rashes) 144 -- Dry Skin 147 -- Eczema 154 -- Elder Care Concerns (70+ Years) 158 -- Environmentally Damaged Skin 166 -- Fatigue 170 -- Foot Therapy 175 -- Gout 179 -- Hand and Nail Therapy 182 -- Headaches (Tension) 189 -- Hemorrhoids (External) 193 -- Hives (Urticaria) 198 -- Infections of the Skin (Minor to Moderate) 201 -- Insect Bites and Stings 209 -- Insomnia 212 -- Lip Therapy 217 -- Memory Enhancement 220 -- Men's Concerns 223 -- Mental Fatigue 229 -- Muscle Stiffness and Soreness 232 -- Poison Plant Rashes 235 -- Psoriasis 237 -- Respiratory Congestion 241 -- Scars 248 -- Splinters 252 -- Stress 255 -- Stretch Marks 260 -- Sunburn 264 -- Warts (Common) 267 -- Women's Intimate Concerns 269 -- Part 3 Ingredient Dictionary 277. |
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| Subject: | Materia medica, Vegetable. Naturopathy. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 615.535 TOU (Text) | 37810435221980 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 09/04/2024 |
| Alexander Main Library | 615.5 Tourles (Text) | 34269001114090 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | 615.535 T 2012 (Text) | 0112519312790 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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