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HOMEMADE HERBAL MEDICINE

Your Essential Guide to Herbs & DIY Remedies for Health & Healing

Carmen Reeves

A conscious approach to health & wellness
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This book provides general information and extensive research regarding health and related subjects. The information provided in this book, and in any linked materials is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to be construed as medical advice. Speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any nutritional or herbal supplements. There are no typical results from the information provided - as individuals differ, the results will differ. Before considering any guidance from this book, please ensure you do not have any underlying health conditions which may interfere with the suggested healing methods. If the reader or any other person has a medical concern or pre-existing condition, he or she should consult with an appropriately licensed physician or healthcare professional. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this book or in any linked materials. The reader assumes the risk and full responsibility for all actions, and the author or publisher will not be held liable for any loss or damage that may result from the information presented in this publication.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

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I want to thank you for your recent purchase of my latest piece on health and wellness: Homemade Herbal Medicine, Your Essential Guide to Herbs & DIY Remedies for Health and Healing.

If you are a passionate follower of my other Carma Books publications, you have probably noticed well by now how important I deem the use of plants and botanical medicine in holistic healing. Herbs are miraculous saviors for such an extensive list of issues you can handle at home: gut health, inflammation, and even health maladies as complex as thyroid issues and adrenal fatigue.

But do herbs really work? Can they really help you feel empowered, and take control over at least some of your health? Maybe those questions led you to obtaining this book. Or maybe, like me, you already love herbs so much that you cant hold back from buying any literature you find!

My immediate answer to these questions? Yes! Ive studied and apprenticed for many years as a lover and huge herb nerd, and Ive seen how the use of herbal remedies can slowly, subtly, and powerfully change peoples lives. Even betterthere is plenty of research supporting herbs for personal care, too.

If you get to know and use herbs correctly, you can see those very same changes in your own lifesometimes, in ways you never thought imaginable. Rest assured, this book will show you how.

What is Herbal Medicine?

Herbal medicine, also called herbalism or sometimes herbology, is the ancient practice of using the plants around usin nature, or our gardensto promote healing.

Long before modern medicine and the techniques of surgery, technology, pharmaceuticals and vaccines, people all around the world depended on herbs to protect their health and ward off even the gravest of illnesses.

Depending on the culture, country, or region, there are hundreds of traditions of herbal practice that existed long before the advent of modern-day techniques. In fact, while conventional medicine may seem like the more dominant form of healing, statistically speaking the World Health Organization marks traditional medicine (including herbalism) the most prevalent form of healing in the world!

Just think of thatmore people around the globe use herbal medicine on average than they use conventional medicine. Can that be a huge mistake that they use herbs? How could it possibly be?

In some areas, those who depend on botanical healing more than conventional healing lead glowing, vibrant lives. So if theres something to herbalism, whats the big secret? Let my book reveal that to youand read on if you want to know.

Herbalism: A Tradition, and a History

What makes most of the world turn to herbal healing, then? Whats the big secret?

Well, its not really a secret. In essence, it is herbalisms long-standing history and tradition that win the trust of so many people. Not to mentionits completely natural!

All of our ancestors turned to plants as medicine, no matter their country of origin, race, culture, creed, or religion. Its even arguable that our bodies became accustomed to and strengthened by the plants we got acquainted with over time: according to each unique culture, its medicine ways, and the evolved diets of our ancestors. This cant be said for pharmaceuticals and drugs todayfilled with chemicals and substances our bodies are not used to, our ancestors never used, and which have only been around for a couple hundred years.

Anciently, expert healers in all cultures compiled, observed, and experimented with all sorts of different plants of their local regionsuch as shamans, medicine people, healers, priests and doctors. It was only through thousands of years of trial, error, perfection, and teaching that herbal lore became a navigable body of medicine, which still holds value today.

The globe has relied upon this traditional research for much longer than man-made medicines, even though they have been scientifically researched in their own right. The secret which is not really a secretis that traditional herbalism is arguably more popular and well-researched than mainstream healthcare in its own way.

Even betterthe very basic tenets of herbalism, though thousands of years old, can be practiced by anyone to empower their health at home: to heal ailments from colds and allergies, to insomnia and headaches. There is practically no end to the herbal knowledge you can learn. You can find those basic tenets of homemade herbal medicine in the education-packed pages ahead!

My Own Herbal Journey

There are many reasons why so many are drawn to herbal medicine, and its no coincidence, let me tell you. Even better, this book will give you all those reasonsin an easy, succinct, compact guide that can get you started on your own healing journey.

If you are just starting on the colorful road into botanical healing, I want to let you know: many years ago, I was just like you. I loved the idea of herbs, taking health into my own hands, and learning herbal traditions that were thousands of years old.