Herbs for First Aid: Simple Home Remedies for Minor Ailments and Injuries (A Keats good herb guide)

132 Pages·1999·0.39 MB·English

by  Penelope Ody

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title: Herbs for First Aid : Simple Home Remedies for Minor
Ailments and Injuries
author: Ody, Penelope.
publisher: NTC Contemporary
isbn10 | asin: 0879839813
print isbn13: 9780879839819
ebook isbn13: 9780071392662
language: English
subject First aid in illness and injury, Herbs--Therapeutic use.
publication date: 1999
lcc: RC86.7.O29 1999eb
ddc: 615/.321
subject: First aid in illness and injury, Herbs--Therapeutic use.
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The Cure Is in the Kitchen
. . . or perhaps, the garden. In this comprehensive compendium of simple, easily accessible natural remedies for
the home treatment of minor ailments and injuries, a leading English herbalist introduces us to the amazing
world of medicinal herbs, vegetables, and fruits, and teaches us how to turn them into healing teas, oils, and
compresses to ease fifty common discomforts from colds and cuts to the pain of arthritis and gastric distress.

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title: Herbs for First Aid : Simple Home Remedies for Minor
Ailments and Injuries
author: Ody, Penelope.
publisher: NTC Contemporary
isbn10 | asin: 0879839813
print isbn13: 9780879839819
ebook isbn13: 9780071392662
language: English
subject First aid in illness and injury, Herbs--Therapeutic use.
publication date: 1999
lcc: RC86.7.O29 1999eb
ddc: 615/.321
subject: First aid in illness and injury, Herbs--Therapeutic use.
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About the Author
Penelope Ody majored in chemistry at Bristol University in England. Later she studied herbal medicine at the
School of Phytotherapy in Sussex and traditional Chinese medicine at the College of Traditional Chinese
Medicine in Guangzhou. She is a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, England's leading
professional body for practicing herbalists. Ody's previous herb books include The Complete Medicinal Herbal,
Home Herbal, Handbook of Over-the-Counter Herbal Medicines, Pocket Medicinal Herbs, and 100 Natural
Remedies.
Her herb garden in Buckinghamshire, where she practiced as a consultant medical herbalist for ten years, has
been featured on BBC Television. She now lives in Hampshire and continues to contribute to a number of
publications worldwide and to lecture on herbal medicine throughout the world.

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Herbs for First Aid
Simple Home Remedies for Minor Ailments and Injuries
Penelope Ody
KEATS PUBLISHING
LOS ANGELES
NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data
Ody, Penelope.
Herbs for first aid :simple home remedies for minor ailments
and injuries / by Penelope Ody.
cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-87983-981-3
First aid in illness and injury. 2. Herbs-therapeutic use.
I. Title.
RC86.7.029 1999
615'.321dc21
99-14253
CIP
Published by Keats, a division of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. 4255 West Touhy Avenue,
Lincolnwood, Illinois 60646-1975 U.S.A.
Copyright © 1997, 1999 by Penelope Ody.
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without prior permission
of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc.
Printed and bound in the United States of America
International Standard Book Number: 0-87983-981-3
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For John Clive, with Love
Herbs for First Aid is intended solely for informational and educational purposes, and not as medical advice.
Please consult a medical or health professional if you have questions about your health.

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Contents
Introduction xi
Herbs for the First Aid Kit 1
Taking Care in the Garden 47
How to Prepare Herbal Medicines 51
Herbs for Common Ailments 57
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Acne and Blemishes
58
Athlete's Foot
59
Backache
60
Boils and Carbuncles
61
Bruises
61
Bunions
62
Burns and Scalds
62
Catarrh and Sinus Problems
63
Chilblains
64
Cold Sores
64
Colds and Flu
65
Coughs
66
Cramps
67
Cuts and Scrapes
67
Diaper Rash
68
Diarrhea
69
Earache
70
Eye Problems
71
Flatulence
71
Fractures
72
Gastritis
73
Hangovers
73
Hay Fever and Allergic Rhinitis
74
Headaches and Migraines

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Indigestion and Heartburn
77
Insect Bites and Stings
78
Itchiness and Skin Rashes
79
Joint Pain and Stiffness
80
Menstrual Problems
81
Mouth Ulcers
81
Muscular Pains, Strains, and Sprains
82
Nausea and Vomiting
83
Neuralgia
83
Nosebleeds
84
Shock
84
Sleeplessness
85
Sore Throat and Laryngitis
86
Splinters
87
Stomach Upsets
87
Tennis Elbow