The Herbal Medicine-Maker’s Handbook
by James Green · James Green
A hands-on guide to preparing plant medicines: menstruums, percolation, tinctures, oils, salves and suppositories, with the underlying chemistry. Readers come away able to run a small home apothecary and calculate their own extraction ratios.
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