Rosemary Gladstar - Rosemary Gladstars Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health: 175 Teas, Tonics, Oils, Salves, Tinctures, and Other Natural Remedies for the Entire Family

Rosemary Gladstars Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health

175 Teas, Tonics, Oils, Salves, Tinctures, and
Other Natural Remedies for the Entire Family

Storey Publishing

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This publication is intended to provide educational information for the reader on the covered subject. It is not intended to take the place of personalized medical counseling, diagnosis, and treatment from a trained health professional.

2001, 2008 by Rosemary Gladstar

A hardcover edition of this book was previously published under the title Rosemary Gladstars Family Herbal.

Sections of this book previously appeared in the authors self-published works The Science and Art of Herbology (1985), Herbal Medicinal Preparations (1989), Herbs for Children (1989), Herbs for the Nervous System (1989), and Natural Cosmetics and Skin Care (1989).

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Gladstar, Rosemary.

[Herbal recipes for vibrant health]

Rosemary Gladstars herbal recipes for vibrant health / Rosemary Gladstar.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-60342-078-5 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. HerbsTherapeutic use. 2. Materia medica, Vegetable. I. Title.

II. Title: Herbal recipes for vibrant health.

RM666.H33G532 2008

615.321dc22

2008023432

Appendix I:
The Herbal Apothecary: An A-to-Z Guide

Appendix II:
The Art of Making Herbal Remedies

There is a circle, green hands enfolded, lives entwined, of fellow herbalists. Ive held each of their hands and laughed and prayed with them, these old friends who influenced my earliest teachings. Their thoughts are embedded in my heart and flow into the words of this book. At a time when herbalism wasnt popular or faddish, we followed our bliss, our green passion. Now practically elders, ever more impassioned by the green world, we face a new millennium, wondering not what the world has in store for herbalism but what the herbs have in store for us.

With all my heart, this book is dedicated to my family of fellow herbalists. You have guided, nourished, and fed me on this journey into the green. You are the sparks that light my way. May the circle ever grow and the weeds be plentiful.

And in sweet memory of Gail Ulrich; she walked the beauty way.

A book is never born alone but is the collective vision and hard work of many. First, I must thank my partner and dearest friend, Robert Chartier, for his unending support, kindness, and passion for the earth. He makes my life more joyful. Great credit must be given to my editor, Nancy Ringer, whose patience and gentlest prodding are the only reasons this book ever made it past the first rough draft. She was a wonder in every way. I also wish to thank Deborah Balmuth of Storey Books for her integrity and vision, as well as the entire Storey staff what delightful people! I felt nourished and supported in every way.

Thanks also flow readily to Rocio Alarcon, Svevo Brooks, Stephen Buhner, Cascade Anderson Geller, Christopher Hobbs, Tieraona Low Dog, Paul Strauss, and David Winston; their teachings continue to inspire me and are woven into the leafy fabric of my own lessons. My gratitude is great.

Rosemary, the herb of remembrance, and the memorable Rosemary Gladstar have much in common. Both are stimulating, ethereal, and volatile, beautifully enhancing any setting they chance to alight in. Inspirational, effervescent, innervating... enlightening to both the mood and the intellect... challenging, whether with aromatic vapors or ephemeral ideas... these characteristics are the essence of R(r)osemary.

Photosynthesis, the manufacture of useful things from simple ingredients in the presence of sunshine, blesses our planet with oxygen, green foods, and green medicines; it embraces and purifies the soil, rescues the atmosphere from pollutants, and provides communion and peace. Through photosynthesis, plants draw on the suns power to prepare the chemicals necessary for life on earth. Anyone who sees Rosemary Gladstar in her green gardens, caressed by spring, summer, and autumn light, wonders whether she, too, might draw her unending energy from the sun. Its no wonder that she is the driving force behind the herbalist movement. She may not have chlorophyll, but she certainly has green charisma, green passion, green wisdom, and green spirit.

It is not only Rosemarys enthusiastic and authoritative lectures, teachings, and writings that I praise, but her unflagging dedication to green causes, such as United Plant Savers, which vigorously promotes the salvation of endangered medicinal plants in North America. Having brought so much to the herbalist movement, Rosemary now brings us this great and useful book, Rosemary Gladstars Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health. A delightful guide to a green lifestyle, it will certainly help you and your loved ones live healthier, happier, more joyful lives. As Rosemary writes, Everyday radiant well-being, in mind, body, and soul, is a function of everyday self-care. Its a prescription for life. Its a part of what you do, what you take into your body, and what you feed your mind. Radiant well-being is... finding your joy in life. Exploring your passions.... Whatever you choose to do, do it well, and do it joyously. The information, advice, recipes, and stories that Rosemary the gladdest of herbalisms superstars provides in this treasury will help and inspire you and your family to achieve radiant well-being and enjoy a well-lived life.