Herbal Wellness and Skincare — Book Review

Full Circle is not your typical herbalism book. Instead of recipes for plant medicine you will read about the history of how health, herbs, religion and magic have been intertwined for thousands of years. The author, Laura Veazey, paints a well thought out picture of how different cultures around the world viewed a person’s overall health in such a similar way. Laura includes an abundance of research, from multiple sources, to share this wealth of information in one book.  I particularly liked this book because I have always been intrigued by history and how our ancestors lived their day to...

Botany is the scientific study of plants, a subject I know very little about. I have been studying medicinal plants and their uses for over a decade, but I never really learned how to recognize specific plants or the parts of plants. Considering my love for herbal medicine I have always wanted to learn the wildcrafting and botany side of it. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to recognize all the plants and flowers around you AND know how to use them medicinally? Being a beginner, plant identification has always been intimidating for me. There are so many different...

Over the Christmas holiday I finished reading another book on my required reading list for my Master Clinical Herbalist Course. Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, Written By: Rosemary Gladstar. I found this book to be an easy read because of the story that unfolds on each page. Rosemary is a very well respected herbalist who has spent her entire life on a journey to understanding the medicinal properties plants have to offer. In this beautiful book she shares pieces of her adventures and what she learned from them. Included are herbal formulas that she has created as well as recipes...

This book is everything I have been looking for in an herbal book for 10 years! How did I not know about this book?? For my Master Clinical Herbalist class there are several required books I have to read and submit a review for. I thought it might be a great idea to share my reviews here as well in case someone else is looking for a new herbal book. I hope you find this treasure of a book before searching 10 years like I did! The first book I chose to read for my course was The Herbal Medicine...