Herbal Healing for Women offers simple, safe herbal remedies for women of all ages. Learn to treat acne, PMS, morning sickness, and more with effective natural treatments. Simple, safe, and effective herbal home remedies for women of all ages! From menstruation to menopause, learn how to prepare natural treatments for acne, PMS, morning sickness, hot flashes, yeast infections, and more. For centuries women have turned to herbs to cope with a wide variety of health problems and conditions. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, Herbal Healing for Women explains how to create remedies—including teas, tinctures, salves, and ointments—for the common disorders that arise in the different cycles of a woman's life. Covering adolescence, childbearing years, pregnancy and childbirth, and menopause, Rosemary Gladstar teaches how herbs can be used to treat the symptoms of conditions such as acne, PMS, morning sickness, and hot flashes. A complete women's health-care manual, Herbal Healing for Women discusses: -Common disorders and the herbs that are effective for treating them -How to select and store herbs -Preparation of hundreds of herbal remedies -An alphabetical listing of herbs, including a brief description of the herb, the general medicinal usage, and when necessary, warnings about potential side effects. By explaining the properties of specific herbs and the art of preparation, Rosemary Gladstar demonstrates not only how to achieve healing through herbs but good health as well. ContentsPart OneHERBALISMChapter 1: An Introduction to HerbalismChapter 2: Beginning Your Herbal StudiesPart TwoTHE ART OF HERBAL PREPARATIONChapter 3: The Tools of HerbalismChapter 4: The Fine Art of Making Medicinal Herb TeasChapter 5: Making Medicinal Herbal OilsChapter 6: Salves and OintmentsChapter 7: How to Make Herbal Pills and CapsulesChapter 8: SyrupsChapter 9: How to Make Herbal Tinctures and LinimentsChapter 10: The Herbal Medicine ChestPart ThreeMOVING INTO THE MOON TIME: HERBS FOR YOUNG WOMENChapter 11: New BeginningsChapter 12: The Raging Hormones of AdolescenceChapter 13: Menstrual DiscomfortChapter 14: Acne and Skin ProblemsPart FourWOMEN OF THE CHILDBEARING YEARSChapter 15: Women's HealthChapter 16: Menstrual Problems: Cramps, Light or Heavy Bleeding, PMS, and EndometriosisChapter 17: Vaginal Infections and Genital HerpesChapter 18: Fibrocystic and Related Breast ConditionsChapter 19: Uterine Fibroids, Ovarian Cysts, Cervical Dysplasia, and HysterectomiesChapter 20: Fertility/InfertilityPart FivePREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTHChapter 21: A Healthy PregnancyChapter 22: Common Problems in PregnancyChapter 23: The Final Countdown and PostpartumPart SixWOMEN OF THE WANING MOON: THE MENOPAUSE YEARSChapter 24: A New Cycle of LifeChapter 25: Herbal Aids During MenopausePart SevenMATERIA MEDICA FOR WOMENAppendix I Books on Healing, Health, and HerbsFour Basic Herbals for the Beginner/IntermediateHerb Books Especially for WomenA Selection of Other Good HerbalsGeneral Books on Women's HealthBooks on General HealthAppendix II Herb Resource GuideAppendix III Herbal Newsletters and Educational ResourcesAppendix IV Abortion ReferencesAppendix V Your Personal Health ProfileA Sample Health ProgramAppendix VI Quick Reference to FormulasIndex