Your brain on plants : improve the way you think and feel with safe--and proven--medicinal plants and herbs /
"Expert authors and mother-daughter team Elaine and Nicolette Perry have mastered an ever-growing body of scientific research (some of which they themselves pioneered) on how medicinal plants can help you sleep soundly, reduce stress, improve your memory, and simply feel better--in body and min...
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The Experiment,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2018. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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"Expert authors and mother-daughter team Elaine and Nicolette Perry have mastered an ever-growing body of scientific research (some of which they themselves pioneered) on how medicinal plants can help you sleep soundly, reduce stress, improve your memory, and simply feel better--in body and mind. Within each chapter are detailed entries for the medicinal plants and herbs suited to the task, including what scientists know about them, their active ingredients, and guidelines regarding their safe use. Make-at-home recipes for foods, teas, tinctures, balms, and cordials demonstrate how simple it |
Item Description: | "Originally published in United Kingdom as Botanical brain balms by Fibert Press in 2018"--Title page verso. |
Carrier Form: | 243 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781615194469 1615194460 |
Index Number: | RM666 |
CLC: | R282.71 |
Call Number: | R282.71/P464 |
Contents: | Introduction: Plants and the brain -- Calming balms: plants to alleviate stress and anxiety -- Cognition boosters: plants to improve memory and concentration -- Blues busters: plants to lift the spirits, balance mood swings, and relieve mild depression -- Sleep promoters: plants that bring sleep and pleasant dreams -- Pain relievers: plants that ease pain -- Extra energizers: plants to combat mental fatigue and restore vitality -- Mind-altering plants: plants that alter our conscious experience in a positive way -- Plant panaceas: beneficial all-rounders -- The future for plants and herbs. |