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Tables of Contents for The Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Prologue: A Word Before the Medicine Show
9
4
A Field Trip
13
8
A Few Herbs Are All You Need
21
20
Gardening and Harvesting, Drying, Garbling, and Storing
41
24
Kitchen Pharmacy Equipment
65
8
The Extraction Process
73
6
Solvents
79
20
Forms of Herbal Medicine
99
4
Infusion
103
8
Decoction
111
6
Distillation of Hydrosols
117
6
Flower Essences
123
22
Tincturing by Maceration
145
12
Tincturing by Percolation
157
12
Wine Infusion
169
8
Vinegar Infusion
177
8
Glycerin Infusion
185
8
Oil Infusion
193
8
Ointment, Salves, & Balms
201
8
Lotions & Creams
209
10
Suppositories and Boluses
219
10
Herb Jellos
229
4
Syrups, Honeys, Oxymels, and Electuaries
233
16
Baths for Water Therapy
249
26
Poultices and Fomentations
275
16
Complementary Techniques, Terms, and Other Considerations
291
30
A Perspective on Medicine
321
38
Appendices
A---The United Plant Savers List of ``At-Risk Medicinal Plants''
338
3
B---Welcome to the Garden
341
11
C---Eight Principles of Excellent Medicine-Making
352
2
D---Extract Information Chart
354
1
E---Harvesting Information Chart
355
1
F---First Aid for Poisoning by Alkaloids
356
3
References
359
6
Resources
365
6
Index
371