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Four of the most popular herbal apothecary home books.
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The Best Home Herbal Pharmacy Books
Meghan Gemma, Juliet Blankespoor and Sarah Snyder contributed to the compilation.
It is rewarding to create an herbal apothecary, which connects us with our ancestors and plants. My home library is filled with herbal apothecary book. It's always been my preferred way to learn about herbs. It is a skill that has been passed down through generations. We know that our medicine chest contains potent, high-quality herbs when we make herbal medicine by hand in our kitchens. It is exciting and satisfying to have a home apothecary full of homemade herbal concoctions.
We've compiled a list of some of our favorite books to help you get started on the path to creating your own natural medicine cabinet. This article shares some of our favorite home herbal apothecary titles, including guides to essential medicine-making and herbal recipes. If you're looking to go even further with your passion, check out our top-notch course on medicine-making!
Making herbal remedies at home allows us to connect with the seasons, plants and our own bodies.
Look at the whole picture when creating herbal remedies and pay attention to how they feel on your body. Which preparations are healing? I have made my favorite and most potent herbal remedies in the presence of a close friend. A lot of laughter, song and stories are part of the mix.
It is important to pay attention to safety and a feeling of connection when creating herbal medicine. You will want to be aware of the contraindications, side effects, and drug-herb interaction for each herb. The shelf life of the preparation is also important. Is it best to keep the preparation in a dark place or refrigerated? How long will it keep? Check if an author has included safety information as well as the shelf life of each recipe when choosing a good resource to make plant medicines. The best herbal apothecary will include detailed instructions and measurements to help you get started on the path of creating your own natural medicine cabinet.
Where can I find free information about making medicine?
Visit our Herbal Medicine Making hub to find online tutorials and recipe for making medicinal teas. You can also make infused oils, salves and pestos. The following books are available for loan from your local library. If your branch does not have them in stock, you can try an inter-library lending service. Learn about herbal medicine by using our Other Tips.
You can also enroll in the Healing Garden Gateway if you borrow my book Cultivating Herbal Remedies. It contains a course that is free on how to grow herbs and make medicine. Book #11 by Michael Moore, my herbal teacher is also available online for free.
Which herbs should I start with to build my herbal medicine cabinet?
Take a page from our article about the The 10 Best Herbs For Your Home Apothecary to fill your apothecary up with herbal remedies you love. These herbs are used in many of the recipes found in the books listed below. These botanical medicines were selected based on the therapeutic properties they offer and their safety profile.
Some of the best books on herbal medicine for home use.
Which other herbal books would you recommend?
Browse our Herbal Books Hub to find out more about our book lists, including the Best Herb Gardening Books as well as the Best Books For Beginning Herbalists.
The Chestnut School for Herbal Medicine is proud to have the largest list of herbal medicine titles on the Internet.
We'll describe our top choices (in no particular sequence) below.
The Best Home Herbal Apothecary Books
- The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies
- The Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook, by James Green
- The Modern Herbal Dispensatory - A Guide to Making Medicine by Thomas Easley & Steven Horne
- Richo Cech Making Plant Medicine
- African American Herbalism by Lucretia vanDyke: A practical guide to healing plants and folk traditions
- The Herbal Kitchen by Kami McBride: 50 Common Herbs that are Easy to Find and over 250 Recipes
- Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes For Vibrant Health: 175, Teas, Tonics Oils Tinctures Tinctures and Other Natural Remedies by Rosemary Gladstar
- Alchemy of Herbs by Rosalee De la Foret: Transform everyday ingredients into foods and remedies that heal
- Earth Medicines by Felicia CocotzinRuiz: Ancestral Wisdom and Healing Recipes
- Karen M. Rose, The Art and Practice of Spiritual Herbalism
- Herbal Materia Medica By Michael Moore
- Herb Harvesting & Medicine-Making Chart by Juliet Blankespoor
Herbalists' path is centered around making medicine for their home herbal apothecary.
ACCESSING BIBLES: We strongly recommend buying books from independent bookshops and owned by BIPOCs , whenever possible. Some of the books listed here may be harder to locate or more expensive because they are published by smaller publishing houses. Visit our Herbal Bookhub for tips on how to access books affordably.
The titles in purple were written by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) authors or coauthors
Juliet Blankespoor's The Healing Garden, Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies.
1. The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies
The Healing Garden offers a herbal guide to home apothecaries for those who want to create their own tinctures and teas. It also includes recipes, herbal teas and syrups. The book is jam-packed full of herbal recipes and guides to apothecary-to-garden medicine making. Visit the Healing Garden Gateway to get a sneak preview of this book and its high-value bonus materials. Juliet Blankespoor, the founder of Chestnut Herbal Medicine is a full disclosure.
The Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook, by James Green.
2. The Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook, by James Green
This is a wonderful guide on how to make herbal medicines, including tinctures and elixirs. It also includes teas, oils, salves and other medicinal products. This entertaining look at herbal medicine and formulation will be accompanied by a lot of philosophical waxing. This is an old reference that's stood the test time.
3. The Modern Herbal Dispensatory by Thomas Easley & Steven Horne
A perfect-for-beginners medicine-making guide that includes 250 of the authors' favorite formulas. There are dosages and suggested uses for many herbs. Also, there is a discussion of the benefits of various preparations. Instructions are clear and easy to understand.
Making Plant Medicine By Richo Cech.
4. Making Plant Medicine with Richo Cech
This book is for the home herb gardener or medicine maker. The book is divided into two sections: the first covers basic medicine-making techniques and the second provides materia medica profiles of over 100 plants. Cech's whimsical storytelling gives panache to the practical book. The 4th edition is available from Strictly Medicinal seeds.
African American herbalism: A practical guide to healing plants and folk traditions by Lucretia vanDyke.
5. African American Herbalism by Lucretia vanDyke: A Practical Guide for Healing Plants and Folk Traditions
This book is a ritual-based introduction to African American apothecary. This book contains tutorials on how to make tinctures and infused oils. It also includes herbal baths and teas. There are also a variety of recipes to prepare herbal remedies and healing foods.
Herbal cookbooks and recipes for the home pharmacy are the cornerstones of the herbal kitchen.
6. The Herbal kitchen: Bring lasting [TAG26] to you and your family with 50 easy-to-find common herbs and over 250 recipes by Kami McCBride
This book is a culinary dream for the herbal chef. Learn how to use medicinal herbs and spices in smoothies, cordials and ghee. You can also add them to pestos and salts. The book begins with detailed profiles of culinary and medicinal plants, their therapeutic uses, and how they can be incorporated into drinks and dishes.
Herbal Recipes For Vibrant health: 175 Teas Tonics Oils Tinctures Tinctures and other Natural Remedies by Rosemary Gladstar.
7. Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes For Vibrant Health: 175, Teas, Tonics Oils Tinctures Tinctures and Other Natural Remedies, for the Whole Family.
This is a fantastic recipe and medicinal reference book written by the original herbal fairies godmother. This book is a must-have for anyone who regularly makes remedies at home. This book is great for both beginners and experienced herbalists. Rosemary's love for herbs and making medicine is infectious.
8. Rosalee De la Foret, Alchemy of Herbs - Transform everyday ingredients into foods and remedies that heal
This is a top-notch beginner's guide on herbal energetics and cooking herbalism. Rosalee offers a variety of easy recipes to incorporate medicinal plants into your meals and home herbal apothecary. There are well-informed sections on a variety of herbs. Each plant is also covered in scientific research.
Earth Medicines by Felicia Coctzin Ruiz: Ancestral Wisdom and Healing Rituals of a Curandera.
9. Earth Medicines by Felicia Cotzin Ruiz: Ancestral Wisdom from a Curandera, Healing Recipes and Wellness Rituals
This is a beautiful, elemental guide for working with herbs in the context Native American earth-honoring ceremonies. Ruiz’s book is an absolute treasure for anyone who makes home remedies. It's filled with wonderful recipes and beautiful photography. This book is a must-have for anyone who loves to learn visually and has a keen sense of the seasons.
10. Karen M. Rose, The Art and Practice of Spiritual Herbalism
This collection of ancient recipes, stories and rituals for physical and spiritual health is a culturally significant compilation based on the herbal healing traditions of Guyana and the Congo. It also includes accessible rituals. Karen's book has a beautiful design and is filled with magical herbalism and time-tested wisdom.
Keep a few wonderful guides on medicine making at your fingertips...
11. Michael Moore's Herbal Materia Medica
This is a fantastic resource to help you reference ratios, menstruums and dosages of a variety of medicinal plants. This complementary guide is available via the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine site, which also contains general herbal and medicine-making information.
Chart for Herb Harvesting & Medicine Making by Juliet Blankespoor.
12. Herb Harvesting & Medicine-Making Chart by Juliet Blankespoor
A medicine-making-made-simple reference that provides you with all the information you need to start preparing herbal medicines at home. This guide includes information on how and when to harvest over 50 different healing herbs. It also provides details about the appropriate preparations and tincture ratios for each herb. You'll get this chart as one of the many bonuses that you will receive when you buy a copy of Juliet’s book The Healing garden. You can print and laminate it for everyday use. Learn more by visiting the Healing Garden Gateway.
Join us for our online herbal medicine making course.
Join us for the Online Course on Herbal Medicine Making to learn how to create a stunning herbal home apothecary, and discover the basics of medicine making under the guidance of experts.
Our tongue-in cheek tutorial will teach you how to create a treasure trove of herbal remedies, along with our favorite formulas and recipes. You'll be able to create a plethora of tinctures, teas and other herbal products. The Medicine Making Course will give you a beautiful herbal medicine cabinet full of vital remedies.
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She channels her botanical obsession in her writing and photography on her blog Castanea and her new book The Healing Garden: Handcrafting and Cultivating Herbal Remedies. Juliet lives with her family in Asheville in North Carolina, in a house overrun by books and houseplants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What plant helps with infection?
There are plants out there that help fight infections. Some even contain anti-bacterial properties. One of them is mint.
Mint has been used for centuries to treat respiratory infections such as cold symptoms and flu. Mint also supports digestion and relieves gas pains. You may find relief with peppermint tea if you have an upset stomach. Peppermint oil has antibacterial properties, which make it effective against germs.
Peppermint tea contains menthol, beta-carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, iron, and potassium. These nutrients support healthy immune systems and provide energy to keep your body strong.
You can make peppermint tea at home by adding one teaspoon of dried mint leaves to boiling water. Let steep for five minutes and drink hot three times per day.
Or you can buy peppermint tea bags at any grocery store. Simply add two teaspoons of dried mint leaves to a cup of hot water. Steep for 10 minutes and strain. Drink hot three times per day for best results.
Which herbs are healing herbs?
If you look for healing herbs, you won’t find them in the supermarket. There isn’t any place to buy them. There is no store selling them.
You haven’t been able to find healing herbs because they aren’t sold anywhere. They are grown right here in our backyard.
Healing herbs are plants that grow naturally in North America. Like many common household items, these herbs grow throughout the United States and Canada.
These herbs treat minor ailments such as colds, flu, sore throats, coughs, and headaches. Many of these herbs have been used for centuries to help heal wounds and promote overall health.
Of course, when we say “heal,” we mean more than simply treating an illness. We also refer to the ability of these herbs to restore balance and harmony within ourselves and the world around us.
For example, the chamomile herb helps relieve stress. This means that if you feel stressed out, you may benefit from taking chamomile tea. Chamomile tea has been shown to reduce anxiety and nervous tension.
In addition, chamomile tea has been proven effective in relieving insomnia.
Chamomile tea has many other benefits, including its ability to ease stomach aches and gas pains and even improve digestion.
Another popular healing herb is Echinacea. Echinacea is known for helping to fight infections and boosting the immune system.
Echinacea is commonly taken internally and externally to fight infection, prevent viral diseases, and boost immunity. It is safe to use during pregnancy and lactation.
Echinacea also helps reduce muscle pain and inflammation. You can take echinacea orally or topically (as an ointment).
This herb is available in both liquid and capsule form. Liquid echinacea is often mixed with honey and lemon juice. The mixture is then strained and consumed.
Capsules are usually made of freeze-dried plant material. They contain standardized amounts of active ingredients. To use capsules, swallow one or two a day.
The third type of herbal remedy is called tincture. Tinctures are alcoholic extracts of herbs. They are typically used to treat internal problems. Tinctures are generally diluted before being ingested.
Tinctures can be taken orally or applied topically. For oral consumption, dilute tinctures with water. Some people prefer to mix tinctures with food.
Tinctures are easy to prepare. Put about one tablespoon of dried herb into a bottle containing enough alcohol to cover the herb completely. Allow the mixture to sit for several weeks. Then strain and consume.
You may want to try some of these natural remedies to see which ones work best.
How is basil used for medicinal purposes?
In ancient times, doctors would prescribe basil leaves to treat colds and coughs. Today, basil contains powerful anti-inflammatory properties, making it an ideal remedy for arthritis, asthma, bronchitis, eczema, gout, hay fever, indigestion, migraines, menstrual cramps, sinus infections, sore throats, ulcers, varicose veins, and more.
Basil is also known for its ability to help protect against cancer, heart disease, diabetes, skin conditions, and even aging.
Basil is often referred to as "the herb of grace" because it helps us relax and unwind after stressful situations. It is also said to improve memory and concentration, boost energy levels, increase libido, and enhance athletic performance.
The list goes on and on. Basil is a versatile plant that offers a wide range of benefits for our health and well-being.
Why do some love coriander and others don't?
Some people hate coriander, while others love it. But why?
Coriander is an herb that grows in warm climates throughout the world. It is native to both North America and Europe.
The leaves of the plant are used in cooking and can also be found in condiments such as salad dressings and dips. When added to food, coriander provides a spicy flavor.
Many people love its taste because it adds a fresh flavor to dishes without overpowering them. Others dislike the smell and taste of coriander because they find it too strong.
But there is more to coriander than meets the eye. There are two types of coriander – sweet and hot. Sweet coriander is milder and sweeter tasting compared to hot coriander.
Sweet coriander is usually grown for its seeds, often called cilantro. This type of coriander is easy to grow and is very low maintenance.
Hot coriander is most commonly used in Indian cuisine. Hot coriander gives a rich flavor to curries and sauces, making it popular among Indians.
Some people say that hot coriander tastes better than sweet coriander. However, the opposite is true for those who prefer sweet coriander.
There are many reasons why people enjoy different varieties of coriander. For example, one person may love the taste of coriander, while another enjoys the aroma.
Whether you like sweet or hot coriander, you might be surprised to learn that you can buy both types of coriander online.
Statistics
- For those with high cholesterol, garlic supplementation appears to reduce total and/or LDL cholesterol by about 10-15% (72Trusted Source73Trusted (healthline.com)
- The global herbs market is expected to reach more than $125 billion by the end of 2025.
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How To
What to look for in herbs?
Herbs contain natural compounds that may help treat various conditions. In addition, herbal remedies may provide relief when used along with conventional treatments.
Herbal remedies include teas, capsules, tablets, ointments, creams, lotions, oils, and topical applications. Some of these products are meant to be taken internally, while others are applied externally.
The most common uses of herbal remedies include relieving minor aches and pains, treating cold symptoms, reducing fever, controlling coughs and sore throats, easing digestion problems, soothing skin irritations, alleviating menstrual cramps, and providing general health benefits.
When buying herbs, look for the following:
- Freshly picked plants. Avoid dried herbs unless they've been stored in a cool place. If possible, buy herbs directly from farmers' markets.
- Pure extracts. These are made by extracting the active ingredients from herbs using alcohol or water. Look for 100% pure extractions.
- Certified organic herbs. Organic herbs must meet strict standards set forth by the USDA.
- Natural flavors. Many herbs have strong scents that can overwhelm other foods. Adding flavorings such as vanilla, almond, or orange helps mask their smell.
- Potency. The amount of active ingredient per unit weight varies depending on the type of herb.
- Packaging. When purchasing herbs, check the packaging to ensure that it's clean and free of chemicals.
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