- Introduction Caution xi- Why Try Herbalism?
- The Roots of Herbalism
- My Infl uences
- Ill Health, the Greatest Teacher
- Book List
- Our Bodies, Our Health
- The Clues to Health and Sickness
- The Basics That Can Be Achieved at Home
- Celebrating Nature’s Alchemy and Fragrance
- The Sweet Smell of Nature
- Nature and Its Health
- Plant Aid
- Allowing and Sustaining Nature as Much as Possible
- Pesticides or Not
- Get Closer to Nature and Make a Herbal Profi le
- Book List
- The Plants Themselves
- Best-Quality Herbs
- Plants as Investments and Moneymakers
- Plant Collecting and Drying
- Basic Preparations of Herbs
- Book List
- Cleansing and Detoxifi cation
- Food and Cleanses to Suit the Individual
- The Differences between Fasting and Detoxifi cation
- Healing Crisis
- Speed of Elimination
- Intuitive Fasting and Cleansing
- One-Day or Three-Day Cleanses
- Advanced Cleansing Programs
- One-Bag or Four-Bag Enema
- Intestinal Flora and Parasites
- Liver Cleanses
- Kidney Cleanses
- Weight Loss and Weight Gain with Cleanses
- Hints and Tips When Eliminating Certain Foods
- Book List
- Resources
- Immunity
- The Layout of the Immune System
- Current Immune Problems
- Vaccination
- Automatic Defenses
- Antibiotics
- How We Think and Feel Is the Immune System
- and Immunity Breath, Tranquillity, Laughter, Sounds,
- Using Herbs for Our Immunity
- Essential Oils
- Immune System Treatments
- Book List
- Life Stage
- Childhood
- The Hormone Arrival
- Adolescence
- Food and Nutrition
- The Options
- Blood Types and Digestive Enzymes
- Organic Foods
- Culinary Herbs and Spices
- Digestion
- Flavors
- Oils (and Antioxidants)
- Whole Grains
- Refi ned Carbohydrates
- Meat
- Protein Needs
- Dairy Products
- Eggs
- Fish
- Drinking
- Vegetables
- Organic Superfood
- Fruits
- Juices (Vegetable and Fruit)
- Immunity through Fermented Food
- Food Allergies
- Food Separation
- Cooked and Raw Foods
- Kitchen Basics
- Book List
- Resources
- Natural Healing Methods
- Bodywork
- Breathing
- Exercise and Movement
- Hydrotherapy
- Book List
- Resources
- First Aid
- Emergencies
- Nonemergencies
- Contents of First-Aid Kit
- Lobelia and Cayenne Pepper
- Other Items
- Book List
- Parts of the Herb to Use Appendix 1: English to Latin Translation and
- Appendix 2: Latin to English Translation
- Appendix 3: How to Make a Herbal Profi le
- Glossary
- Index
- Infertility
- Pregnancy
- Menopause
- Old Age
- Book List
- Resources
- Body Systems
- The Digestive System
- The Pancreas
- The Liver and Gallbladder
- The Colon (Bowel) or Large Intestine
- The Urinary System
- The Adrenal Glands
- The Reproductive System
- The Thyroid
- The Spleen
- The Circulatory System
- The Respiratory System
- The Nervous System
- The Skin
- The Muscular and Skeletal Systems
- Book List
- Diseases
- An A to Z of Diseases and Treatments
- Terminal Chronic Diseases Cancer and Other “Incurable” or So-Called
- Book List
- Resources