Modern Herbal Dispensatory HC

This comprehensive, full-color hardcover guide offers detailed and easy-to-follow instructions for making and using approximately 250 all-natural DIY herbal medicines. With practical tips, in-depth preparation techniques, and an inside look at some of the authors’ own favorite formulas, The Modern Herbal Dispensatory walks beginners and advanced herbalists alike through:

• The 12 major categories of herbs, from aromatic to sweet 
• Herbal preparations: the many ways to prepare and use herbs, from capsules and tinctures to standardized extracts and essential oils 
• Choosing the best dosage form for each category of herb 
• How to harvest, dry, and use fresh herbs 
• Extractions: terms, equipment, solvents, and calculations, plus how to extract herbs in water, alcohol, glycerin, and vinegar 
• Advanced techniques: like percolation extracts, fluid extracts, and soxhlet extracts 
• Preparations like oil-based extractions, topical applications, concentrates, and lozenges