Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies: How to Create a Customized Herb Garden to Support Your Health & Well-Being

337 Pages·2016·83.24 MB·English

by  Maria Noel Groves

GROW

HERBAL
YOUR
OWN
Remedies
626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 1 1/31/19 10:48 AM
ß
Storey Publishing
626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 2 1/31/19 10:48 AM
GROW

HERBAL
YOUR
OWN

Remedies
HOW TO CREATE
A CUSTOMIZED
HERB GARDEN
TO SUPPORT YOUR
HEALTH & WELL-BEING
Maria NOËl Groves
Photography by Stacey Cramp
ß
Storey Publishing
626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 3 1/31/19 10:48 AM
The mission of Storey Publishing is to serve our customers by
publishing practical information that encourages
personal independence in harmony with the environment.
Edited by Carleen Madigan and Liz Bevilacqua
Art direction and book design by
Mary Winkelman Velgos
Indexed by Samantha Miller
Cover and interior photography by
© Stacey Cramp
Additional photography by © Brian
Hoffman/Alamy Stock Photo, 76
bottom right; © Diana Taliun/iStock
.com, 138 top left; © Elena Shutova/
iStock.com, 228 top right, 282;
© emer1940/iStock.com, 166 bottom
left, 180 bottom left, 249; © katerynap/
iStock.com, 166 bottom right, 234 top
left; Courtesy of Maria Noël Groves, v,
122 top left, 228 bottom right, 306;
© Musat/iStock.com, 116 top center,
285; © Peter Vrabel/Alamy Stock Photo,
128 bottom left, 292; Rolf Engstrand/
Wikimedia Commons, 122 bottom left,
128 top right, 300; © rudisill/iStock.com,
212 bottom left, 234 bottom right, 258;
© Zoonar GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo,
174 bottom left
Text © 2019 by Maria Noël Groves
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without
written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote
brief passages or reproduce illustrations in a review with appropriate credits;
nor may any part of this book be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or other — without written permission from the publisher.
The information in this book is true and complete to the best of our knowl-
edge. All recommendations are made without guarantee on the part of the
author or Storey Publishing. The author and publisher disclaim any liability in
connection with the use of this information.
Storey books are available for special premium and promotional uses and
for customized editions. For further information, please call 800-793-9396.
Storey Publishing
210 MASS MoCA Way
North Adams, MA 01247
storey.com
Printed in the United States by Versa Press
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data on file
This publication is intended to provide educational
information for the reader on the covered subject.
It is not intended to take place of personalized
medical counseling, diagnosis, and treatment
from a health professional.
626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 4 1/31/19 10:48 AM
Dedicated to . . .
Mimi Mandile, my mother and number one fan, who introduced me to herbal
gardening and still lets me raid her garden periodically, as well as to my ever-
supportive father, Jim Mandile.
Harriet Bean, who lovingly planted many of the herbs on this property during
the 30 years she lived here before us and still keeps in touch.
Shannon Groves, my awesome husband, who always believes in me, joins me
on adventures, and shares this wonderful land with me, helping to make it
even more beautiful each season.
My teachers: Nancy Phillips and Rosemary Gladstar, who inspired me to
cultivate herbs in the garden; Michael Moore, for fostering a love for wild-
crafting and medicine making; and Christine Tolf, for opening my heart to
flower essences.
Reishi, my sweet rescue mutt, who keeps me company, reminds me to take
breaks, and never misses the opportunity to stop and sniff the flowers.
626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 5 1/31/19 10:48 AM
626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 6 1/31/19 10:48 AM
Contents
Introduction At the Garden Gate 1
A R T O
P N
E
Skills for making medicine
Chapter One Growing, Harvesting,
and Preserving 13
Chapter two Mastering Basic Remedies 33
Tea 34
Tinctures 37
Alcohol-Free Extracts and Sweet Remedies 46
Powders 55
Earthly Aromatherapy 57
Topical Remedies 60
Dilute Remedies 68
626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 7 1/31/19 10:48 AM
P A R T TW
O
REMEDY GARDENS
Chapter three Daily Tonics 73
Nutritive Garden 75
Nutritive Forager 83
The Flavor Garden 91
Chapter four Energy and Relaxation 99
Stress Relief 103
Brain Boosters 109
Uplift 115
Relax and Restore 121
Sleepy Time 127
Chapter five Digestion and Detoxification 133
Bitter Digestif 137
Carminatives 143
Tummy Soothers 149
Detox Forager 155
Chapter six Immune and Respiratory 161
Immune SOS 165
Lung Tonics 173
Allergy and Sinus 179
Chapter seven Skin Care and First Aid 185
Super Skin 189
First Aid 195
Insect Repellent and Bite Care 201
626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 8 1/31/19 10:49 AM
Chapter eight Pain Relief 207
Topical Pain Relief 211
Aches and Pains 217
Chapter nine Heart and Love 223
Gladden the Heart 227
Get the Blood Moving 233
The Woman’s Garden 239
R T TH
A R
P E
E
HEALING GARDEN HERBS
Herb Profiles 246
Appendices
309
Commonly Used Herbs by Condition 310
Commonly Used Flower Essences by Condition 312
Herbs for Specific Climates 312
Measurements and Metric Conversions 313
Resources 316
Further Reading 316
Index
317
ix
626013_GYOHerbalRemedies_Final.indd 9 1/31/19 10:49 AM