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Herbal Abundance and Green Living

Cultivate a radiant spirit and a healthy life with the invigorating power of herbs. Spice up meals and try out new, savory recipes. Whip up your own healing salves and organic lotions. As nature's most versatile and potent plants, herbs can be used in hundreds of ways to add zest and vitality to your life.

Inspiring you with a bounty of innovative herbal ideas for over fifteen years, Llewellyn's 2010 Herbal Almanac offers over three dozen articles that explore many ways of using herbs, from gardening and cooking to health and beauty to herbcraft and lore. Go green this year, and foster your personal connection to the earth.

A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Chandra Moira Beal
Wild World of Mustards by Calantierniel
Blessed Bitters by Jim McDonald
Metabolic Herb Boost by Kaaren Christ
Tea Time Herbs by Dallas Jennifer Cobb
Herbal Love Potions by Lisa McSherry
The Art of Making Infusions by Susan Pesznecker
Sacred San Pedro Cactus by James Kambos

Book Annotation: Fully updated to reflect the nutritional needs of the '80s, this new edition of the classic guide to herbal medicine, natural foods and home remedies underscores the fundamental principle that true healing consists of a return to natural habits of living.

Publisher Marketing: Herbs have been used traditionally for healing by mankind for many thousands of years. They represent the ancient way of harmony, wherein nature provides the healing powers to energize, recharge and re-balance. There is increasing interest in herbs today as we become disillusioned with the strong and imbalanced drugs and chemicals of the western medical model. We have brought together some of the finest herbal texts available, including texts from a number of different herbal healing traditions, including Ayurveda and Chinese Herbology.

Book Annotation: From two of the most respected names in alternative medicine, this natural companion to the bestselling "Perfect Health" focuses on the keystones of Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old healing system that is increasingly supported by modern medical research. 40 illustrations.

Publisher Marketing: People around the world are increasingly working with their own bodies to restore balance. They're using medicinals found in nature to avoid the side effects of antibiotics and turning to traditions that have passed the test of time. The oldest medical system of all is Ayurveda, which dates back 5,000 years to its origins in India. In The Chopra Center Herbal Handbook, Deepak Chopra, M.D., and David Simon, M.D., draw on the forty most important herbs of Ayurveda, from aloe and amrit kalash to ginger and winter cherry, to create a practical, popular reference book that shows how to strengthen immunity, rejuvenate the body, boost energy, and detoxify the system.

Contributor Bio: David Simon:
Oversees the research wing of the Institute for Human Potential and Mind Body Medicine.

Deepak Chopra:
Chopra is currently director for educational programs at The Chopra Center for Well Being in LaJolla, CA.

Deepak Chopra:
Chopra is currently director for educational programs at The Chopra Center for Well Being in LaJolla, CA.

Publisher Marketing: This new edition has been greatly expanded at the request of Cunningham's many readers. New information on ingredients and substitutions, preparing recipes, tinctures, rituals soaps, powders and more has been added. Use these tools to enhance beauty, encourage psychic perception, increase confidence, aid astral travel and more.

Contributor Bio: Scott Cunningham:
Cunningham was born in Michigan. He learned about Wicca while still in high school and practiced elmental magic for 20 years.

Scott Cunningham:
Cunningham was born in Michigan. He learned about Wicca while still in high school and practiced elmental magic for 20 years.

Book Annotation: Meticulously researched by pharmacists, physicians, and nurses, and painstakingly written by two prominent pharmacists, this book relates, in everyday language, current and reliable information on more than 300 herbal medicines, including scientific studies and herb interactions with drugs. Glossary of medical terms.

Publisher Marketing: Meticulously researched by pharmacists, physicians, and nurses, and painstakingly written by two prominent pharmacists, this book provides the most current and reliable information available on more than three hundred herbal medicines.

Publisher Marketing: Expanded and revised 15th Anniversary Edition. A comprehensive guide to the magical uses of over 400 herbs and plants from all parts of the world, with details into the finer aspects of Magical Herbalism. This reference book is a must for all who perform natural magic. Fully indexed and cross-indexed by name, common names, use, and rulership, and fully and attractively illustrated for easy identification of every herb.

Contributor Bio: Scott Cunningham:
Cunningham was born in Michigan. He learned about Wicca while still in high school and practiced elmental magic for 20 years.