Homemade Herbal Medicine: Your Essential Guide

Book Preface

What is Herbal Medicine?

Herbal medicine, also called “herbalism” or sometimes “herbology,” is the ancient practice of using the plants around us—in nature, or our gardens—to 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 that—more 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 there’s something to herbalism, what’s the big secret? Let my book reveal that to you—and read on if you want to know.