There are specific herbs that can be made into salves, tinctures, teas, and any number of other additions to your medicine cabinet. I first began experimenting with herbs many years ago when I found a copy of Jethro Kloss's Back to Eden. The link I provide here is for the actual edition I used. I still have it and it's falling apart. Since then, scores of herbal books have appeared in bookshops and online, some of them reprints of old guides like Back to Eden. Kloss was what was known as a "hygenist" back in the 1930s when he did his work. Much of his advice is unusable, but there wasn't much out there in the 1970s when I first came acrossd his book.
My favorite book these days is The Herbal Medicine Book by James Green. His knowledge is deep and wide and sees plants as sacred, so I respect his guidance. I've learned how to make many useful healing preparations using this book. He is detailed and meticulous. If you aren't a scientist, he also encourages you to use your intuition. If you can afford only one herbal medicinal book, I recommend James Green's wonderful book.
There are also countless resources online, of course, and in later posts I'll recommend some of my favorites.
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