National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs: The World's Most Effective Healing Plants

This comprehensive guidebook connects 72 of the world's most common and useful medicinal herbs with the body systems they help and heal.

With eight chapters focusing on different body systems, each chapter provides an overview of how plants can bring health to that part of the body, followed by a detailed look at nine herbs per chapter, including their therapeutic uses, effectiveness, preparations, cautions, and advice.

The book also includes a photo gallery showing how one of its herbs is cultivated and processed commercially, as well as special features such as "Over the Kitchen Counter" tips for easy use in everyday life and time lines for each herb.

A functional appendix rounds out the book with an illustrated index to all the plants in the book, an ailment-by-ailment therapeutic index, a glossary, and an index.

Whether you're looking to improve your mental health, respiratory system, or overall wellness, this guide has got you covered!