🌱 Medicinal Plants

Guides to the healing properties of herbs, roots, and botanicals, drawing on traditions from folk herbalism to modern phytochemistry. For readers who seek the pharmacy growing in fields and forests.

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine

by Andrew Chevallier • 2000

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

4.53

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🏡 Home Remedies 🫖 Herbal Preparations 🌍 Global Traditions 🔬 Herbal Science

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine 94%

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

by Andrew Chevallier 2000

4.53

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🏡 Home Remedies 🫖 Herbal Preparations 🌍 Global Traditions 🔬 Herbal Science

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies

by Nicole Apelian • 2021

Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.

4.58

827

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔍 Plant Identification 🧪 Herbal Preparations 🍄 Foraging 📜 Folk Medicine

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies Summary

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies 94%

Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.

by Nicole Apelian 2021

4.58

827 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔍 Plant Identification 🧪 Herbal Preparations 🍄 Foraging 📜 Folk Medicine

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies

by Anne Kennedy • 2017

150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.

4.25

278

🌿 Herbal Medicine 📖 Herbal Recipes 🍳 Kitchen Medicine 🧪 Home Apothecary 📜 Folk Medicine

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies Summary

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies 93%

150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.

by Anne Kennedy 2017

4.25

278 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 📖 Herbal Recipes 🍳 Kitchen Medicine 🧪 Home Apothecary 📜 Folk Medicine

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory

by Thomas Easley • 2016

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy. A field guide to making potent herbal medicines at home.

4.54

998

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔬 Herbal Energetics 🧪 Herbal Preparations ⚗️ Herbal Formulations 🍲 Kitchen Medicine

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory 93%

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy. A field guide to making potent herbal medicines at home.

by Thomas Easley 2016

4.54

998 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔬 Herbal Energetics 🧪 Herbal Preparations ⚗️ Herbal Formulations 🍲 Kitchen Medicine

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook

by James Green • 2000

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.

4.40

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine ⚗️ Medicine Making 🌾 Wildcrafting ⚡ Herbal Energetics 👵 Folk Herbalism

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook Summary

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook 93%

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.

by James Green 2000

4.40

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine ⚗️ Medicine Making 🌾 Wildcrafting ⚡ Herbal Energetics 👵 Folk Herbalism

Healing Herbs and Spices

by Lee Anne Dobbins • 2012

Your spice rack's secret health powers: what each herb heals, with recipes for every one.

3.60

205

🪴 Herbal Remedies 🥗 Food As Medicine 📖 Herb Profiles 🍵 Kitchen Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Foods

Healing Herbs and Spices 92%

Your spice rack's secret health powers: what each herb heals, with recipes for every one.

by Lee Anne Dobbins 2012

3.60

205 ratings

🪴 Herbal Remedies 🥗 Food As Medicine 📖 Herb Profiles 🍵 Kitchen Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Foods

Herbal Healing for Women

by Rosemary Gladstar • 1993

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

4.39

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

Herbal Healing for Women 92%

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

by Rosemary Gladstar 1993

4.39

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

The Herbalist's Way

by Nancy Phillips • 2005

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

4.37

183

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing 🍄 Wildcrafting 🌍 Sustainable Living

The Herbalist's Way 92%

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

by Nancy Phillips 2005

4.37

183 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing 🍄 Wildcrafting 🌍 Sustainable Living

The Way of Herbs

by Michael Tierra • 1980

Home diagnosis, custom formulas, and safe herbal treatment using a system drawn from East and West.

4.28

816

🍵 Herbal Medicine 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine 🌸 Holistic Health 🍲 Dietary Therapy 🧪 Formula Crafting

The Way of Herbs 92%

Home diagnosis, custom formulas, and safe herbal treatment using a system drawn from East and West.

by Michael Tierra 1980

4.28

816 ratings

🍵 Herbal Medicine 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine 🌸 Holistic Health 🍲 Dietary Therapy 🧪 Formula Crafting

Healing Herbal Teas

by Sarah Farr • 2016

What an herb tastes reveals what it heals. A formula for blending personalized medicinal teas.

4.27

366

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🍵 Tea Blending 🍂 Seasonal Living 🌱 Modern Herbalism 🧘 Mindful Rituals

Healing Herbal Teas 92%

What an herb tastes reveals what it heals. A formula for blending personalized medicinal teas.

by Sarah Farr 2016

4.27

366 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🍵 Tea Blending 🍂 Seasonal Living 🌱 Modern Herbalism 🧘 Mindful Rituals

Cannabis Pharmacy

by Michael Backes • 2013

Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.

4.27

493

🌿 Medical Cannabis 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💊 Pain Management 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏥 Patient Guides

Cannabis Pharmacy 91%

Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.

by Michael Backes 2013

4.27

493 ratings

🌿 Medical Cannabis 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💊 Pain Management 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏥 Patient Guides

Ancient Remedies

by Josh Axe • 2021

The ancient medicine cabinet: herbs, oils, and food protocols that treat root causes, not symptoms.

4.34

939

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health 🥗 Food As Medicine 💧 Essential Oils 🧠 Mind-Body Healing

Ancient Remedies 91%

The ancient medicine cabinet: herbs, oils, and food protocols that treat root causes, not symptoms.

by Josh Axe 2021

4.34

939 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health 🥗 Food As Medicine 💧 Essential Oils 🧠 Mind-Body Healing

Essential Oils Natural Remedies

by Althea Press • 2015

From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.

4.31

892

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💧 Natural Remedies 🧘 Holistic Health 🏺 Home Apothecary

Essential Oils Natural Remedies 91%

From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.

by Althea Press 2015

4.31

892 ratings

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💧 Natural Remedies 🧘 Holistic Health 🏺 Home Apothecary

The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods

by James A. Duke • 2008

For 80+ conditions, the fix is on your plate. This reference tells you which food.

4.15

118

🍎 Food As Medicine 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🥑 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🥗 Digestive Health 🩺 Integrative Medicine

The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods Summary

The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods 91%

For 80+ conditions, the fix is on your plate. This reference tells you which food.

by James A. Duke 2008

4.15

118 ratings

🍎 Food As Medicine 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🥑 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🥗 Digestive Health 🩺 Integrative Medicine

A Woman's Guide to Cannabis

by Nikki Furrer • 2018

Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.

4.07

1k+

🌿 Medical Cannabis ♀️ Women's Health 🌱 Plant Medicine 🧪 Cannabinoid Science 🍫 Edibles And Infusions

A Woman's Guide to Cannabis 91%

Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.

by Nikki Furrer 2018

4.07

1k+ ratings

🌿 Medical Cannabis ♀️ Women's Health 🌱 Plant Medicine 🧪 Cannabinoid Science 🍫 Edibles And Infusions

Herbs for Stress & Anxiety

by Rosemary Gladstar • 1999

Soothe stress with kitchen-crafted remedies that strengthen the nervous system, not just numb it.

4.32

250

🌿 Herbal Remedies 🧠 Holistic Mental Health 💪 Adaptogens 🏡 Home Herbalism 🧬 Nervous System Health

Herbs for Stress & Anxiety 91%

Soothe stress with kitchen-crafted remedies that strengthen the nervous system, not just numb it.

by Rosemary Gladstar 1999

4.32

250 ratings

🌿 Herbal Remedies 🧠 Holistic Mental Health 💪 Adaptogens 🏡 Home Herbalism 🧬 Nervous System Health

African American Herbalism

by Lucretia VanDyke • 2023

Black herbal tradition, erased from textbooks: rootwork, spiritual baths, kitchen remedies.

4.32

156

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Folk Healing 🖤 Black Folk Medicine 🏚️ Southern Folkways 🕯️ Ancestral Healing

African American Herbalism 91%

Black herbal tradition, erased from textbooks: rootwork, spiritual baths, kitchen remedies.

by Lucretia VanDyke 2023

4.32

156 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Folk Healing 🖤 Black Folk Medicine 🏚️ Southern Folkways 🕯️ Ancestral Healing

The Intimate Herbal

by Marie White • 2022

Turn your pantry into an herbal pharmacy for sexual health: the plants, methods, and principles.

4.45

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Sexual Wellness 🍳 Kitchen Herbalism 🌿 Reproductive Health 🍄 Adaptogens

The Intimate Herbal 90%

Turn your pantry into an herbal pharmacy for sexual health: the plants, methods, and principles.

by Marie White 2022

4.45

29 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Sexual Wellness 🍳 Kitchen Herbalism 🌿 Reproductive Health 🍄 Adaptogens

Sastun

by Rosita Arvigo • 1994

A Chicago transplant in Belize becomes the last apprentice of a 92-year-old Maya shaman.

4.38

678

🪴 Ethnobotany 💊 Traditional Medicine 🌿 Plant Medicine ✨ Spiritual Healing 🥁 Shamanic Practice

Sastun 90%

A Chicago transplant in Belize becomes the last apprentice of a 92-year-old Maya shaman.

by Rosita Arvigo 1994

4.38

678 ratings

🪴 Ethnobotany 💊 Traditional Medicine 🌿 Plant Medicine ✨ Spiritual Healing 🥁 Shamanic Practice

The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are

by Seaan Paadraig O'Donoghue • 2021

The forest resets your nervous system in ways modern medicine overlooks. Here is how to return.

4.37

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Nature Connection ✨ Plant Spirit Medicine 🧬 Somatic Healing 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are Summary

The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are 90%

The forest resets your nervous system in ways modern medicine overlooks. Here is how to return.

by Seaan Paadraig O'Donoghue 2021

4.37

19 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Nature Connection ✨ Plant Spirit Medicine 🧬 Somatic Healing 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

Cannabis Is Medicine

by Bonni Goldstein MD • 2020

Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.

4.44

135

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🌿 Plant Medicine 💊 Chronic Pain Management 💉 Opioid Alternatives ⚕️ Integrative Medicine

Cannabis Is Medicine 90%

Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.

by Bonni Goldstein MD 2020

4.44

135 ratings

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🌿 Plant Medicine 💊 Chronic Pain Management 💉 Opioid Alternatives ⚕️ Integrative Medicine

Around the World in 80 Plants

by Jonathan Drori • 2021

How a cactus, a purple dye, and a lethal bean rewrote history: 80 plants, 80 stories.

4.40

1k+

🌿 Ethnobotany 👽 Plant Curiosities 🌍 Global Journey ⛵ Plants And Empire 📜 Botanical History

Around the World in 80 Plants 90%

How a cactus, a purple dye, and a lethal bean rewrote history: 80 plants, 80 stories.

by Jonathan Drori 2021

4.40

1k+ ratings

🌿 Ethnobotany 👽 Plant Curiosities 🌍 Global Journey ⛵ Plants And Empire 📜 Botanical History

Essential Oils for Beginners

by Althea Press • 2013

From your first bottle to custom blends for stress and sleep: essential oils without the guesswork.

3.92

1k+

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Holistic Health 🌼 Natural Remedies 🏺 Home Apothecary ✨ Modern Aromatherapy

Essential Oils for Beginners 90%

From your first bottle to custom blends for stress and sleep: essential oils without the guesswork.

by Althea Press 2013

3.92

1k+ ratings

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Holistic Health 🌼 Natural Remedies 🏺 Home Apothecary ✨ Modern Aromatherapy

USE THIS FOR THAT

by Kathy Heshelow • 2017

Which oil eases a headache, insomnia, or a cold? A guide with just the recipe.

4.22

143

🧴 Aromatherapy 🌿 Essential Oils 🩹 Natural Remedies 🔮 Holistic Health 🧘 Stress Relief

USE THIS FOR THAT 90%

Which oil eases a headache, insomnia, or a cold? A guide with just the recipe.

by Kathy Heshelow 2017

4.22

143 ratings

🧴 Aromatherapy 🌿 Essential Oils 🩹 Natural Remedies 🔮 Holistic Health 🧘 Stress Relief

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health

by Michelle Robson • 2016

Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.

3.63

🍳 Culinary Medicine 🌿 Herbal Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🛡️ Immune Support

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health Summary

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health 90%

Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.

by Michelle Robson 2016

3.63

8 ratings

🍳 Culinary Medicine 🌿 Herbal Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🛡️ Immune Support

Alkaline Herbal Medicine

by Aqiyl Aniys • 2016

Restore the alkaline, disease-resistant state of the African genome with the right herbs and diet.

4.37

374

🥦 Alkaline Diet 🌿 Herbal Medicine ✊🏿 Black Wellness 🌱 Plant Based Healing 🍎 Food As Medicine

Alkaline Herbal Medicine 90%

Restore the alkaline, disease-resistant state of the African genome with the right herbs and diet.

by Aqiyl Aniys 2016

4.37

374 ratings

🥦 Alkaline Diet 🌿 Herbal Medicine ✊🏿 Black Wellness 🌱 Plant Based Healing 🍎 Food As Medicine

Ayahuasca in My Blood

by Peter Gorman • 2010

Spirit darts, testy guardians, and a jungle brew that saved a leg from amputation.

4.28

467

🌿 Plant Medicine 🍄 Entheogenic Healing 🌴 Amazonian Shamanism ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🌱 Plant Spirit Shamanism

Ayahuasca in My Blood 90%

Spirit darts, testy guardians, and a jungle brew that saved a leg from amputation.

by Peter Gorman 2010

4.28

467 ratings

🌿 Plant Medicine 🍄 Entheogenic Healing 🌴 Amazonian Shamanism ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🌱 Plant Spirit Shamanism

Growing Marijuana Box Set

by Alfonso Garcia • 2021

From first seed to cured harvest: grow marijuana indoors or out, beginner or advanced.

1.00

🪴 Marijuana Cultivation 🏠 Indoor Gardening 💧 Hydroponics 🌱 Grow Your Own 💊 Cannabis Medicine

Growing Marijuana Box Set 90%

From first seed to cured harvest: grow marijuana indoors or out, beginner or advanced.

by Alfonso Garcia 2021

1.00

1 ratings

🪴 Marijuana Cultivation 🏠 Indoor Gardening 💧 Hydroponics 🌱 Grow Your Own 💊 Cannabis Medicine

Encyclopedia of Healing Foods

by Michael T. Murray • 2005

Which vegetables fight heart disease, which starve cancer, and the right way to cook them.

4.43

366

🌿 Plant-Based Eating 💊 Food As Medicine 📚 Nutritional Reference 🍃 Naturopathic Medicine 🥕 Vegetable Cookery

Encyclopedia of Healing Foods 90%

Which vegetables fight heart disease, which starve cancer, and the right way to cook them.

by Michael T. Murray 2005

4.43

366 ratings

🌿 Plant-Based Eating 💊 Food As Medicine 📚 Nutritional Reference 🍃 Naturopathic Medicine 🥕 Vegetable Cookery

The Earth Prescription

by Laura Koniver • 2020

Shoes disconnect you from the earth's electrical charge. Bare feet reconnect you, season by season.

3.82

164

🍃 Nature Therapy 🌱 Holistic Health ⚡ Energy Healing 🍂 Seasonal Living 🌙 Nature Spirituality

The Earth Prescription 89%

Shoes disconnect you from the earth's electrical charge. Bare feet reconnect you, season by season.

by Laura Koniver 2020

3.82

164 ratings

🍃 Nature Therapy 🌱 Holistic Health ⚡ Energy Healing 🍂 Seasonal Living 🌙 Nature Spirituality

Avicenna's Medicine

by Avicenna • 1025

Four humors, nine temperaments: the medieval system returning to integrative clinics today.

4.29

276

🧪 Humoral Medicine 🕌 Islamic Medicine 🌡️ Temperament Types 🌿 Herbal Pharmacology 🏛️ Galenic Medicine

Avicenna's Medicine 89%

Four humors, nine temperaments: the medieval system returning to integrative clinics today.

by Avicenna 1025

4.29

276 ratings

🧪 Humoral Medicine 🕌 Islamic Medicine 🌡️ Temperament Types 🌿 Herbal Pharmacology 🏛️ Galenic Medicine

The Lyme Solution

by Darin Ingels • 2018

Antibiotics failed your Lyme. Recovery starts in the gut, with a five-part immune reset.

4.14

119

🏥 Chronic Illness 🔄 Integrative Medicine 🛡️ Autoimmune Disorders 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Herbal Medicine

The Lyme Solution 89%

Antibiotics failed your Lyme. Recovery starts in the gut, with a five-part immune reset.

by Darin Ingels 2018

4.14

119 ratings

🏥 Chronic Illness 🔄 Integrative Medicine 🛡️ Autoimmune Disorders 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Herbal Medicine

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide

by Joseph Alton • 2015

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

4.11

131

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide Summary

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide 89%

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

by Joseph Alton 2015

4.11

131 ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

Prescription for Nutritional Healing

by Phyllis A. Balch CNC • 1990

Stop guessing: a handbook that tells you which supplement to take, how much, and why.

4.40

7k+

🍎 Nutritional Healing 💊 Supplement Guide 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🧪 Vitamins & Minerals ✨ Natural Healing

Prescription for Nutritional Healing Summary

Prescription for Nutritional Healing 89%

Stop guessing: a handbook that tells you which supplement to take, how much, and why.

by Phyllis A. Balch CNC 1990

4.40

7k+ ratings

🍎 Nutritional Healing 💊 Supplement Guide 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🧪 Vitamins & Minerals ✨ Natural Healing

The Healing Powers of Honey

by Cal Orey • 2011

181 active compounds in one spoonful: honey's uses for healing, cooking, and natural beauty.

3.78

138

🏥 Natural Remedies 🍯 Superfoods 🐝 Bee Conservation 🫒 Mediterranean Diet 🌿 Holistic Health

The Healing Powers of Honey 89%

181 active compounds in one spoonful: honey's uses for healing, cooking, and natural beauty.

by Cal Orey 2011

3.78

138 ratings

🏥 Natural Remedies 🍯 Superfoods 🐝 Bee Conservation 🫒 Mediterranean Diet 🌿 Holistic Health

The Cannabis Manifesto

by Steve DeAngelo • 2015

A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.

4.10

367

🏛️ Drug Policy Reform 🌿 Cannabis Wellness ⚖️ Racial Justice ✊ Civil Rights 🛡️ Harm Reduction

The Cannabis Manifesto 89%

A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.

by Steve DeAngelo 2015

4.10

367 ratings

🏛️ Drug Policy Reform 🌿 Cannabis Wellness ⚖️ Racial Justice ✊ Civil Rights 🛡️ Harm Reduction

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders

by Sidney J. Kurn • 2008

Herbs and nutrients that target the shared mechanisms behind Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, and more.

3.60

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🥗 Nutritional Medicine 🧠 Brain Disorders 🔥 Neuroinflammation ⚡ Mitochondrial Health

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders Summary

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders 89%

Herbs and nutrients that target the shared mechanisms behind Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, and more.

by Sidney J. Kurn 2008

3.60

25 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🥗 Nutritional Medicine 🧠 Brain Disorders 🔥 Neuroinflammation ⚡ Mitochondrial Health

A Garden of Marvels

by Ruth Kassinger • 2014

Sex in flowers, air-eating leaves, allied roots: botany's strangest truths took centuries to accept.

3.85

466

A Garden of Marvels 89%

Sex in flowers, air-eating leaves, allied roots: botany's strangest truths took centuries to accept.

by Ruth Kassinger 2014

3.85

466 ratings

CBD

by Leonard Leinow • 2017

The medicine your body already makes: how CBD amplifies it for pain, anxiety, and more.

4.15

203

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🔬 Cannabinoid Science 🧠 Endocannabinoid System 💚 CBD Therapy 🌿 Plant Medicine

CBD 89%

The medicine your body already makes: how CBD amplifies it for pain, anxiety, and more.

by Leonard Leinow 2017

4.15

203 ratings

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🔬 Cannabinoid Science 🧠 Endocannabinoid System 💚 CBD Therapy 🌿 Plant Medicine

Smoke Signals

by Martin A. Lee • 2012

Cannabis was banned by politics, not science. Then the body revealed its own cannabinoid system.

4.29

537

🌿 Cannabis History ⚔️ Drug War 💊 Medical Marijuana ✌️ Counterculture History ⛓️ Drug Criminalization

Smoke Signals 89%

Cannabis was banned by politics, not science. Then the body revealed its own cannabinoid system.

by Martin A. Lee 2012

4.29

537 ratings

🌿 Cannabis History ⚔️ Drug War 💊 Medical Marijuana ✌️ Counterculture History ⛓️ Drug Criminalization

Trick or Treatment

by Simon Singh • 2008

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

4.11

5k+

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials 💭 Placebo Effect 🚫 Quackery

Trick or Treatment 89%

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

by Simon Singh 2008

4.11

5k+ ratings

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials 💭 Placebo Effect 🚫 Quackery

The Detox Miracle Sourcebook

by Robert Morse • 2004

The raw-food detox that treats disease as one thing: acid waste. Regeneration starts in the glands.

4.48

450

🥗 Raw Food Diets 🧹 Natural Detoxification ⏳ Therapeutic Fasting ⚖️ Acid-Alkaline Balance 🌿 Herbal Medicine

The Detox Miracle Sourcebook 89%

The raw-food detox that treats disease as one thing: acid waste. Regeneration starts in the glands.

by Robert Morse 2004

4.48

450 ratings

🥗 Raw Food Diets 🧹 Natural Detoxification ⏳ Therapeutic Fasting ⚖️ Acid-Alkaline Balance 🌿 Herbal Medicine

The Light Eaters

by Zoë Schlanger • 2024

How plants communicate, remember, and make decisions without a brain, and why it matters.

4.25

11k+

🌿 Plant Intelligence 🌱 Plant Communication 👁️ Plant Senses 🤝 Symbiosis ⚖️ Plant Personhood

The Light Eaters 89%

How plants communicate, remember, and make decisions without a brain, and why it matters.

by Zoë Schlanger 2024

4.25

11k+ ratings

🌿 Plant Intelligence 🌱 Plant Communication 👁️ Plant Senses 🤝 Symbiosis ⚖️ Plant Personhood

201 Secrets to Healthy Living

by Siloam • 2009

What 27 health experts tell their own families about diet, detox, and preventing disease.

4.67

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🌱 Natural Health 🥗 Plant-Based Eating 🧹 Detox Protocols 🧘 Stress Management

201 Secrets to Healthy Living 89%

What 27 health experts tell their own families about diet, detox, and preventing disease.

by Siloam 2009

4.67

3 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🌱 Natural Health 🥗 Plant-Based Eating 🧹 Detox Protocols 🧘 Stress Management

Healing Spices

by Bharat B. Aggarwal • 2011

Fifty spices that fight disease: the research behind them, and the simple ways to cook with them.

4.39

493

🌶️ Cooking With Spices 🥦 Functional Foods 🍏 Food As Medicine 🧘 Integrative Medicine 🍒 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Healing Spices 89%

Fifty spices that fight disease: the research behind them, and the simple ways to cook with them.

by Bharat B. Aggarwal 2011

4.39

493 ratings

🌶️ Cooking With Spices 🥦 Functional Foods 🍏 Food As Medicine 🧘 Integrative Medicine 🍒 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Seeing through the Smoke

by Peter Grinspoon • 2023

Your body's ancient cannabis system changes everything about the drug war and medicine.

4.03

🧑‍⚕️ Medical Cannabis ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🔬 Cannabinoid Science 🌿 Plant Medicine

Seeing through the Smoke 89%

Your body's ancient cannabis system changes everything about the drug war and medicine.

by Peter Grinspoon 2023

4.03

87 ratings

🧑‍⚕️ Medical Cannabis ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🔬 Cannabinoid Science 🌿 Plant Medicine

This Is Your Mind on Plants

by Michael Pollan • 2021

Coffee, opium, and peyote: why culture, not chemistry, decides which plants are drugs.

3.87

34k+

🪴 Ethnobotany ☕ Everyday Drugs 🌵 Psychedelic Science 💊 Opioid Crisis 🧠 Altered States

This Is Your Mind on Plants 89%

Coffee, opium, and peyote: why culture, not chemistry, decides which plants are drugs.

by Michael Pollan 2021

3.87

34k+ ratings

🪴 Ethnobotany ☕ Everyday Drugs 🌵 Psychedelic Science 💊 Opioid Crisis 🧠 Altered States

Healing Mushrooms

by Tero Isokauppila • 2017

Ten edible mushrooms can replace half your supplement cabinet; this guide shows which and how.

4.18

562

🍄 Medicinal Mushrooms 🍳 Mushroom Cooking 🌿 Adaptogens 🛡️ Immune Health 🧠 Brain Health

Healing Mushrooms 89%

Ten edible mushrooms can replace half your supplement cabinet; this guide shows which and how.

by Tero Isokauppila 2017

4.18

562 ratings

🍄 Medicinal Mushrooms 🍳 Mushroom Cooking 🌿 Adaptogens 🛡️ Immune Health 🧠 Brain Health

Health Guide

by Mahatma Gandhi • 2004

Gandhi's health code: why fresh air, two meals, and self-restraint beat every medicine.

3.52

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🍃 Natural Healing 🌀 Holistic Health 🥗 Dietary Reform 🥬 Vegetarianism 💧 Nature Cure

Health Guide 89%

Gandhi's health code: why fresh air, two meals, and self-restraint beat every medicine.

by Mahatma Gandhi 2004

3.52

154 ratings

🍃 Natural Healing 🌀 Holistic Health 🥗 Dietary Reform 🥬 Vegetarianism 💧 Nature Cure

The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil

by Ashley Rainford • 2013

Frying oil, face cream, brain fuel. What a spoonful of coconut oil does for your body.

3.63

🪴 Natural Remedies 🥥 Superfoods 🫒 Natural Oils 💆 Natural Beauty 🍳 Kitchen Remedies

The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil Summary

The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil 89%

Frying oil, face cream, brain fuel. What a spoonful of coconut oil does for your body.

by Ashley Rainford 2013

3.63

8 ratings

🪴 Natural Remedies 🥥 Superfoods 🫒 Natural Oils 💆 Natural Beauty 🍳 Kitchen Remedies

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