Hedgerow Medicine

Britain?s hedgerows abound with forgotten remedies for countless health problems.Julie Bruton-Seal, practising medical herbalist, together with her co-author, the editor and writer Matthew Seal, have responded to the growing interest in natural medicine by aiming this book at the amateur who wants to improve his or her health in the same way that mankind has done for centuries around the world: by using local wild plants and herbs.There are clear instructions about which plants to harvest, when, and over 120 recipes showing how to make them into teas, vinegars, oils, creams, pillows, poultices or alcohol-based tinctures. Julie and Matthew explain which ailments can be treated, and what benefits can be expected.As well as being packed with practical information on using 50 native plants, Hedgerow Medicine also gives a fascinating insight into the literary, historic and worldwide application of these herbal remedies.

A well-organised and easy-to-follow guide to common plants…. Simple suggestions for their uses for treating everyday ailments. Before you know it you’ll be strolling book in hand along autumn hedgerows picking remedies that will see you through what the winter has to throw at you.

Contains enough information to save the NHS a fortune.

Reminds us just how important the hedgerow once was as a source of herbal remedies.

This book is one that I will turn to time and time again and I heartily recommend it for anyone interested in the history, use and creation of homemade herbal remedies. A fascinating read.

Julie Bruton-Seal is a herbalist, iridologist and cranio-sacral therapist. A Fellow of the Association of Master Herbalists (AMH), she is also an artist, jeweller, graphic designer, cook and gardener. Her parents are the well-known wildlife filmmakers and photographers Des and Jen Bartlett. Julie and husband Matthew teach courses and workshops in herbal medicine, foraging and distilling.Matthew Seal has had a lifelong love of wildflowers, and, like his wife Julie, is a member of the Association of Foragers. By profession an editor and writer in books, magazines and newspapers, he is an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP).

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