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Grow Your Own Drugs: Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty Treats [Hardcover]

James Wong
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Book Description

5 Mar 2009

Whether you're struggling with insomnia, the kids have eczema, or your partner is feeling under the weather, this book could have the answer.

With easy recipes ethnobotanist James Wong shows how to make simple creams, salves, teas and much, much more from the stuff growing in your window box, the local garden centre or in the hedgerows. Using the flowers, fruit, roots, trees, vegetables and herbs that are all around us James provides preparations to help relieve a whole range of common conditions, including acne, anxiety, cold sores and general aches and pains - plus great ideas for beauty treats such as bath bombs and shampoos.

Inspired by his grandmother in Malaysia who taught him about the health-giving properties of plants, James uses his top class academic knowledge to show how easy - and cheap - it is to make creams, lotions, lozenges and more which can help relieve the symptoms of a variety of common complaints. He reveals how many plants contain the same active ingredients as over-the-counter drugs and chooses his Top 100 plants to grow or buy, complete with ideas for a whole range of uses. So unleash the power of plants and soothe the symptoms of everyday ailments the natural way.


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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Collins (5 Mar 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007307136
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007307135
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 19.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (224 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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James Wong grew up in Malaysia and Singapore. He trained at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew and gained an MSc in Ethnobotany from the University of Kent, graduating with distinction. His research has taken him to highland Ecuador, as well as to China and Java. He now lectures at the University of Kent and has also co-designed and built two RHS medal-winning gardens (in 2004 and 2008), which were designed to show that there is more to plants than ‘looking pretty’.

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169 of 172 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars James proved me wrong 10 Mar 2009
By Elaine
Format:Hardcover
I have suffered with eczema for years and have used every moisturing/steroid cream I can get my hands on. I've also been highly sceptical of so-called "natural" remedies (though, come to think of it I always drink peppermint tea for indigestion...) - but my friend bought my this book and I decided to give James Wong's viola cream a go - with the help of said friend and a local garden centre. I've now been using it for about two weeks - it hasn't totally 'cured' it, but it's definitely a lot better. And cheaper! I really couldn't believe it - I have to admit that I've been proved wrong. I know there is a lot of cynicism around alternative therapies like this but you have nothing to lose by trying it out - and it's a really beautiful book anyway!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Treat 10 Mar 2009
By Michael Watson TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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I bought this book after seeing the first BBC programme primarily becuse I have a large garden and am in the midst of revamping it entirely. So, thank you, Mr. Wong, I now have orderded (and received) for example, a Goji berry shrub. We have elder trees by the hundred around us so I look forward to the home-made lozenges in due course! Frankly, this is a book (and a series) which opens the mind to the beneficial effects of local natural plants. It's not a cure-all and should not be treated as such. I don't suffer from insomnia so I guess I won't try the hops pillow but there's plenty to go at elsewhere and I thoroughly recommend the book - with a caveat: do your own research before trying out these ideas. There's plenty of follow-up information on the net so don't shoot the messenger but do buy the book. He seems such an enthusiastic and pleasant person, anyway!
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133 of 139 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Grow Your Own Drugs 4 Mar 2009
Format:Hardcover
Wow, I saw the TV show and could not resist buying the book. I hate taking drugs for my insomnia .. I tried the natural remedy prescribed by James in his book and I had the best night ever. This will be a reference book for all my family's ailments. If it cured my insomnia who knows what else it might do ! The book is so enjoyable and easy.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Not really that good
Not enough content , His second book is much better
with much more useful advice on growing, and info on
bug control etc.
Published 18 hours ago by Jana Pilling
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
It's a great book, a lot of home made remedies for all kinds of problems, useful hints, nicely illustrated ...
Published 6 days ago by Karolina Reich
4.0 out of 5 stars Great
Great tips on the use of herbs and things around the house for natural remedies. Really good treatments for every day ailments. Really worth reading.
Published 7 days ago by Mojo
3.0 out of 5 stars My neighbour loves it
I bought this looking for remedies to help me with pain, sadly I just got the usual hints at help so found it no use to me, however, my neighbour who loves growing his garden each... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sass Alessi
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Excellent if you want to learn about healthy stuff I can highly recommend this book for the info it gives
Published 1 month ago by cbeatty
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good!
I loved the layout and the recipies, I really would like to try some of them especially about indigestion and PMS :)
Published 2 months ago by Berna Tyson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book goes with the allotment
Great title make your own bath salts to power food all from things you can grow.... A good light read and practical info. Recommended reading book.
Published 2 months ago by Colinz
4.0 out of 5 stars good reading
Very interesting book that points the way to getting away from our automatic reliance on chemicals to cure our ills.That fact that you can grow them makes perfect sense
Published 2 months ago by david ramsay
5.0 out of 5 stars Grow Your Own Drugs: Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty...
great book and i ordered i because I was intrigued by the programme fast delivery, easy to follow some of the recipes (well mostly) as some are a bit fiddly in some parts... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Miss claire bird
5.0 out of 5 stars love this
Wonderful book with lots of useful information, will be trying to make and use some of what is in the book.
Published 3 months ago by M. Potter
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