Review: A Nice Beginner Guide to Healing Herbs
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2013
This is a nice little guide to healing herbs.  This guide incldues many of the most common herbal remedies.  It gives you a brief description of the herb, what parts are used, best method of use (tea, tincture, supplement, etc.) and most importantly, gives you cautions, interactions, etc.  Too often beginners or those who just read an article in a magazine about the health benefits of an herb, think "Gee, this herb does X, and since it is all natural, I will take a ton of it to get great results!"  The fact is herbs are healthy and beneficial, but they can have side effects and interactions as well. Herbs are rarely ever as bad as chemical pharmaceuticals, but it is always best to be cautious!  The only bad point I will give this book is that it even mentions Ephedra. I will say that it does warn you about the health issues involved with this herb, but I think it is one herb that should have been left out of this book.  It is NOT an herb you should mess around with. Just as Belladonna is not an herb you should mess around with...  The health issues ephedra causes (possible death) far outweigh any benefit you may ever see from it, if you see any benefit at all!  Ephedra is so bad, that I honestly dropped this book one star because it is even mentioned in this book!  That being said, with this one exception, this is a good book of herbal remedies.I really do recommend this book to learn about various natural, herbal remedies to many common ailments. Many of these herbs are available at your local grocery or natural food store, and can also be grown in your garden or kitchen windowsill.  What better way to reach good health than to pick your herbs fresh and eat them or brew them into a lovely, flavorful tea?