Herbal Teas for Health and Healing

Introduction
Chapter
1. Herbal Teas for Sheer Delight
2. Alterative Teas 'for improving the condition of the whole system'
3. Carminative Teas 'for comforting the stomacke'
4. Teas from Cordial Herbs 'to cheer the heart and spirits'
5. Cosmetic Teas 'for helping to beautify the skin'
6. Pain-killing Teas 'for allaying the agony'
7. Antiseptic Teas 'for cleansing purposes'
8. Diaphoretic Teas 'for promoting a sweat'
9. Diuretic Teas 'for promoting the urine'
10. Teas to help Coughs and Colds
11. Febrifuge Teas 'to allay the fever'
12. Teas for Foments and Compresses 'for drawing out the bad'
13. Teas for 'taking away biliousness'
14. Teas to Induce Sleep 'and help to settle obstreporous spirits'
15. Teas for Tonics 'for improving the tone and vigour of the system'
16. Teas for Dressings 'to heal all manner of wounds'
Therapeutic Index
Index

Ceres is the pen name of a life-long naturalist whose herbal knowledge lends depth and credence to the preparations described in the book. He lives in England.

HEALTH

Since th e dawn of time herbal teas have been an indispensable aid to maintaining good health. The Romans boasted that they could do without doctors because of the power of herbs. For centuries herbs were kept on hand in every home to “dispel all manner of discomfort.” With today’s growing interest in the use of natural remedies as an alternative to pharmaceutical treatments, herbal teas have once again become an essential part of a healthy lifestyle.

Herbal Teas for Health and Healing describes in great detail the virtues of the numerous herbal teas available today and gives instruction for their preparation and use. The author presents more than a hundred varieties of tea-making herbs that can soothe a wide range of physical and emotional discomforts. Many of these have proven to be just as effective against common ailments as their medical counterparts, but at a much smaller cost, both physically and financially. For example, feverfew and wild strawberries are both excellent cures for migraines, parsley clears the skin, and dandelion acts as a mild digestive. Other herbs lift melancholy and depression, induce restful sleep, or act as daytime tranquilizers. With illustrations of the most useful herb and text written by a lifelong naturalist and contributor to The Sunday Times, Herbal Teas for Health and Healing puts five thousand years of healing wisdom at your fingertips