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The wild medicine solution : healing with aromatic, bitter, and tonic plants / Guido Mas.

by Masé, Guido, 1975-

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Healing Arts Press, c2013.

Wild plants, Edible -- Therapeutic use.

Medicinal plants.

Herbs -- Therapeutic use.

Traditional medicine.

9781620550847 (pbk.)

1620550849 (pbk.)

ix, 309 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-300) and index.

"The use of wild plants for vibrant physical, mental, and spiritual health. Guido Masé explores the three classes of plants necessary for the healthy functioning of our bodies and minds--aromatics, bitters, and tonics. Simple recipes to easily integrate these plants into meals as well as formulas for teas, spirits, and tinctures. Practical examples, from aromatic peppermint to bitter dandelion to tonic chocolate. Blending traditional herbal medicine with history, mythology, clinical practice, and recent findings in physiology and biochemistry, the author explains how bitter plants ignite digestion, balance blood sugar, buffer toxicity, and improve metabolism; how tonic plants normalize the functions of our cells and nourish the immune system; and how aromatic plants relax tense organs, nerves, and muscles and stimulate sluggish systems, whether physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual. Masé provides easy recipes to integrate wild plants into meals as seasonings and as central ingredients in soups, stocks, salads, and grain dishes as well as including formulas for teas, spirits, and tinctures"--Provided by publisher.

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