{"product_id":"the-wild-medicine-solution-healing-with-aromatic-bitter-and-tonic-plants-paperback","title":"The Wild Medicine Solution: Healing with Aromatic, Bitter, and Tonic Plants - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuido Masé\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRestoring the use of wild plants in daily life for vibrant physical, mental, and spiritual health \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Explains how 3 classes of wild plants--aromatics, bitters, and tonics--are uniquely adapted to work with our physiology because we coevolved with them \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Provides simple recipes to easily integrate these plants into meals as well as formulas for teas, spirits, and tinctures \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Offers practical examples of plants in each of the 3 classes, from aromatic peppermint to bitter dandelion to tonic chocolate \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs people moved into cities and suburbs and embraced modern medicine and industrialized food, they lost their connection to nature, in particular to the plants with which humanity coevolved. These plants are essential components of our physiologies--tangible reminders of cross-kingdom signaling--and key not only to vibrant physical health and prevention of illness but also to soothing and awakening the troubled spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending traditional herbal medicine with history, mythology, clinical practice, and recent findings in physiology and biochemistry, herbalist Guido Mas  explores the three classes of plants necessary for the healthy functioning of our bodies and minds--aromatics, bitters, and tonics. He 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. He reveals how wild plants regulate our heart variability rate and adjust the way DNA is read by our cells, controlling the self-destructive tendencies that lead to chronic inflammation or cancer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffering examples of ancient and modern uses of wild plants in each of the 3 classes--from aromatic peppermint to bitter dandelion to tonic chocolate--Mas  provides easy recipes to integrate them 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. Providing a framework for safe and effective use as well as new insights to enrich the practice of advanced herbalists, he shows how healing \"wild plant deficiency syndrome\"--that is, adding wild plants back into our diets--is vital not only to our health but also to our spiritual development.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuido Masé is a clinical herbalist, herbal educator, and garden steward. The cofounder and codirector of the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, he is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild, the American Botanical Council, and United Plant Savers. He lives in South Burlington, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.98 x 6.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770626638112,"sku":"9781620550847","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2fd87884bd3589c7ae7738cf8f5f057f.webp?v=1780375589","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-wild-medicine-solution-healing-with-aromatic-bitter-and-tonic-plants-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}