Nature is incredibly generous: it offers the medicinal virtues of its plants to those who know how to use them. In this bible, Sophie Lacoste has gathered all her knowledge and advice so that you can treat yourself naturally, without risk and without side effects. ÉEXPANDED AND UPDATED EDITION How to use medicinal plants: how to harvest them, how to make the most common preparations (herbal teas, poultices, syrups, mother tinctures, flower essences, etc.). Aloe, angelica, arnica, astragalus, hawthorn, eucalyptus, St. John's wort... 220 plants and their therapeutic properties. From Acne to Shingles, the ABCs of the 110 most common everyday ailments and more than 1,000 recipes for healing with plants. Includes: 1 full-color notebook with 30 compound preparations.