Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide

Description: The beloved best-selling classic for the modern herbalist--250 safe and effective herbal medicines to make at home

This comprehensive, full-color guide offers detailed and easy-to-follow instructions for making and using all-natural herbal remedies. 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
- How to choose the best dosage form for each category of herb
- How to harvest, dry, and use fresh herbs
- Extractions, preparations, and formulas
- Advanced techniques for making and using herbal medicine
- Herbal insights and need-to-know wisdom, like why different preparations of the same herb affect the body differently; which herbs are medicinal when dry, but could be toxic when fresh; and why beginners typically see more potent results with formulations than single-herb preparations

The text includes multiple appendices, recommendations for further reading, and a helpful index. With preparations for 100+ illnesses and conditions and a comprehensive materia medica, The Modern Herbal Dispensatory is the classic plant-medicine reference manual for herbalists, natural medicine practitioners, and anyone seeking safe, holistic, at-home care and inexpensive all-natural remedies.

Review Quotes: "This is a phenomenal addition to the herbal bookshelf. It fills the need for a large, comprehensive herbal formulary--the likes of which we have not seen for a hundred years--yet it is so much more than that: a complete guide to the serious use of herbs from the field and forest to the single remedy or formula in clinic."
--Matthew Wood, author of The Earthwise Herbal books

"This is now the standard medicine-making textbook for schools of herbal medicine. It contains more methods and more forms than anything else in print, all clearly explained and demonstrated, with bonus materials on herbal energetics and materia medica."
--Paul Bergner, director, North American Institute of Medical Herbalism, editor,
Medical Herbalism journal

"The Modern Herbal Dispensatory relies on the solid foundation that comes from direct interaction with living, breathing botanicals. To this it adds a specificity gleaned from twenty-first century science: clear guidelines rooted in chemistry and physiology provide definitive answers to questions of extraction method, solvent, timing, and formulation. If you've ever wondered which extraction method to use for a given plant, or felt reluctant to try advanced techniques like percolation, this clear and concise reference guide will become a trusted companion. A must-have for herbal educators, clinicians, and manufacturers alike!"
--Guido Masé, cofounder and codirector, Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism

"Thomas Easley and Steven Horne have done it once again. In the Modern Herbal Dispensatory, historic traditions of medicine making have been captured and shared in a way that empowers the modern lay herbalist to capture the benefits of botanical medicine in the most accessible and potent form. Weaving together folk teachings and scientific perspectives, this book bridges the spectrum of herbal medicine to provide an inspiring, detailed, and practical handbook for herbalists at all levels of experience. This guide should be on the bookshelves of every herbal school, home apothecary, and herbal production facility."
--Emily Ruff, executive director, Florida School of Holistic Living