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	1001 NATURAL REMEDIES Laurel Vukovic Did you know that a few drops of eucalyptus oil can deter clothes moths, or that the most effective hand moisturizer is lavender or almond oil? Here are 1001 chemical-free to ways to create your own remedies, beauty treatments and household products. Everything from carpet stain removal to health and beauty care using natural products. 192pp 1001 £12.99 add to cart

	BACH FLOWER REMEDIES Form & Function Julian Barnard A wonderful book, which describes how Edward Bach made his discoveries and examines the living qualities of the plants in their context – their qualities, ecology, botany and behaviour – and how the remedies are actually made. Full of insights into healing and the nature of disease. 350pp BFR £14.99 add to cart

	BACH FLOWER REMEDIES FOR ANIMALS Stefan Ball & Judy Howard With insights from animal behaviourists and practical examples of using remedies on animals, this book is appropriate for domesticated animals, large and small, including fish and horses, farm animals and wild animals. 164pp BFR1 £12.99 add to cart

	ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO NATURAL HOME REMEDIES Penelope Ody After a detailed section on using herbs for common ailments with good descriptions of each herb, this book then explains how to make them; infusions, decoctions, macerations, syrups, tinctures, massage oils and more. Well illustrated, this a comprehensive guide to preparing, buying and taking safe and effective remedies. 256pp NHR £14.99 add to cart

	HEALING WITHOUT FREUD OR PROZAC David Servan-Schreiber Stress, anxiety and depression are endemic in modern society and the drugs targeting these conditions are pharmaceutical bestsellers. Dr Servan-Schreiber gathers together alternatives to drugs and talk therapy. He describes treatment methods proven to work in clinical studies that he has used with patients. Many of these can be used at home. We’ve tried them and recommend this book. 304pp HWFP £8.99 add to cart

	HEDGEROW MEDICINE Harvest & Make Your Own Herbal Medicine Julie Bruton-Seal & Matthew Seal Packed with practical information on the use of 50 native plants, clearly laid out with photographs and drawings. With instructions on which plants to harvest and when, along with over 120 recipes showing how to make them into teas, vinegars, oils, creams, pillows, poultices or alcohol based tinctures and other remedies. 206pp HMH £16.99 add to cart

	HERBAL HEALERS Glennie Kindred She shares her knowledge of over 20 common wild plants such as bramble, coltsfoot, hops and yarrow and gives full details of how to harvest and prepare these herbs for internal and external use; ancient potions and lotions, salves, ointments and simple country wisdom, this is an essential introductory guide. Beautifully illustrated. 58pp HH2 £5.99 add to cart

	HERBAL REMEDIES How To Make, Use & Grow Them Sorrell Robbins Learn about identifying and harvesting medicinal plants. Make a range of simple medicines including ointment, salves, syrups, oils, compresses, infusions and decoctions. Includes sections on body systems; explaining which herbs are useful for a range of ailments, as well as the herbs themselves – showing how to obtain, prepare and use them. 168pp HRH £8.95 add to cart

	HERB SUFFICIENT Christina Stapley A charming record of how to cultivate and maintain an ornamental herb garden as a working area, with regular harvests for wines, liqueur, oils, ointments, dyes and preserves. Full of tried and tested recipes, advice and tips and written by an experienced Hampshire herbalist whose beautiful garden is a testament to her skill. Colour photos throughout. 162pp HS1 £11.95 add to cart

	HERBWISE NATURALLY Christina Stapley Written by a herbalist with a beautiful garden, this covers: planning a herb garden, cultivation, cooking with herbs, herbs for stress, fragrances and flowers, medicinal herbs and a new guide to irritants and poisons. Lots of good plant profiles and colour photographs throughout. 180pp HWN £11.95 add to cart

	THE HOLISTIC BEAUTY BOOK Over 100 Natural Recipes For Gorgeous Healthy Skin Star Kechara If you like to use chemical-free holistic potions but can’t afford to buy them, then why not make your own. It is easy, fun and empowering. Includes recipes for lip balms, face creams, body butters, massage bars, bath melts, scrubs, cleansers, baby care products, moisturizers, facial toner, shampoos and more. Also includes healthy recipes so you can feed your skin from the inside. 176pp THBB £12.95 add to cart

	INDIA'S BEAUTY SECRETS Natural Beauty Secrets For Body & Soul Monisha Bharadwaj From the wisdom of generations of women in India, the contents of this book will help you to use traditional natural ingredients to pamper yourself, and be radiantly healthy inside and out. Natural recipes for cleansing the skin, rejuven-ating hair, relaxing in the bath as well as advice on time management, motherhood, ageing, and Ayurvedic nutrition. All with simple and inexpensive ingredients. 160pp INS £14.99 add to cart

	MAKE YOUR OWN ESSENTIAL OILS & Skin Care Products Daniel Coaten Making your own essential oils can be a fascinating hobby or for the professional aromatherapist, a way of ensuring that your products are fresh, unadulterated and organic. The book also describes how to make creams, lotions, balms, gels, tinctures and other skin-care products from the essential oils and distillate waters you have produced. 210pp MYE £9.95 add to cart

	THE MEDICINE GARDEN Ratchel Corby Discover the therapeutic benefits of plants in your lawn, flower borders, vegetable plots and hedge-rows. This book explains when to collect and how to preserve these plants, offering advice on how to prepare your own teas, salves, syrups and tinctures – to treat everyday ailments. 210pp TMG £16.95 add to cart

	MOTHERING WITH SOUL Raising Children As Special Work Joan Salter Women share their experiences of what mothering means for them through pregnancy, birth and the early years. This ‘career of the heart’ can be seen as a soulful and spiritual job and there are sections on: expecting, birthing, mothering, breast feeding, milks for weaning, the rhythms of the day, the evolution of consciousness, work outside the family, childcare, the growth of love and grandmothers. 132pp MSR £8.99 add to cart

	NATURAL HEALING Prevention & Healing For Everyday Living Dr Serge Rafal A practical reference book to help you select the appropriate treatment for a host of common ailments, both acute and chronic. Introduces a host of natural therapies including acupuncture, homeopathy, aroma-therapy, osteopathy, nutrition, herbal medicine and sensible lifestyle advice for a large range of health problems. 338pp NHP £9.99 add to cart

	NEW MENOPAUSAL YEARS The Wise Woman Way Susan S Weed Practical, informative and reassuring, Susan explains all those strange and often unpleasant symptoms and shows that menopause is not only OK but desirable. This book contains lots of good advice, gives recommendations for herbs and demonstrates how menopause is a re-birth, not a death. 280pp MYW £12.99 add to cart

	THE ULTIMATE NATURAL BEAUTY RECIPE BOOK 100 Gorgeous Beauty Products To Make Easiy At Home Josephine Fairley This beautifully illustrated new edition explains how to create natural lotions and make up from the purest ingredients sourced from your own garden and/or found in your kitchen. Many of the ingredients can be simply grown in a window box. Pamper yourself with treatments for varying skin types, hair types with a range of potions for the bath, shower, and body. Making beauty care cheap, creative and organic. 86pp UNB £14.99 add to cart

	THE WISE WOMAN HERBAL FOR THE CHILDBEARING YEAR Susan S Weed Herbs and nature treatments for pregnancy and childbirth for mother and baby. Full of tested advice and tips to help you through a fulfilling but exhausting time. 172pp WWH £7.99 add to cart
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