The Backyard Herbalist

Did you know Your backyard contains a bug repellent more powerful than DEET, a source of calcium more readily used by your body than expensive supplements, a life saving liver cleanse and tonic ... a fast acting anti itch agent, anti-bacterial compounds for scrapes, cuts, bites and stings, and an effective treatment for PMS? For millennia, physicians, wise women and native healers have been aware that substances found in common plants can ease pain, heal illness, and promote optimum health and longevity. The knowledge of how to identify, harvest, and prepare these plants has nearly become a lost art. Now, in The Backyard Herbalist's Guide, an experienced woods woman teaches YOU how to unleash the power of plants and create potent healing agents in your own kitchen using common backyard weeds! Even if you live in the city, you can find what you need easily and for free.