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Grow Your Own Drugs: Easy recipes for natural remedies and beauty fixes: Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty Treats
 
 

Grow Your Own Drugs: Easy recipes for natural remedies and beauty fixes: Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty Treats [Kindle Edition]

James Wong
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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.

About the Author

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 as the youngest medal winner and again in 2008), which were designed to show that there is more to plants than "looking pretty."


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161 of 164 people found the following review helpful
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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101 of 104 people found the following review helpful
A Real Treat 10 Mar 2009
By Michael Watson TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
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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130 of 136 people found the following review helpful
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
Beware if you have sensitive skin!
This is a lovely book, but please be wary. I had a bad adverse reaction to the Eczema cream on p 56 - probably due to the addition of Vit C powder. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Claire Perrens
muddy hands make potions.
I love gardening and have been interested in the power of plants like forever as I did a botany course years ago when I was a sapling love Jame,s enthusiasum for plants and now I... Read more
Published 3 months ago by diggersmum
Terrific book
This book is full of excellent recipes. The Chinese chicken and ginger soup is simply wonderful. It almost certainly helps to cure a cold (or feels as if it does). Read more
Published 6 months ago by Cambridge Reader
Doing what comes naturally ...
A wonderful book, fully illustrated, and with sensible advice and guidance to the uninitiated. Although not all remedies suit everyone, there is surely something there for all. Read more
Published 10 months ago by christine
I'm hooked part I
I'm absolutely hooked and have already introduced two of the creams to our family. My daughter has a mild case of eczema, and the "Viola and Chamomile Cream" work very well.
Published 11 months ago by woomania
Grow Your Own Drugs
Based on the BBC TV series, `Grow Your Own Drugs' gives us assorted tips and recipes for natural remedies and beauty treatments. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Spider Monkey
grow your own drugs
what a super book all you need to know to get you started,and for those of us who have some knollage of herbs. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. Stephen Lloyd
Grow your own drugs
Very happy with the book - full of interesting remedies - which I have yet to try.
Published 21 months ago by Edmund
Good Service
Almost immediate response to my email queries. Was very impressed. Product in good condition though spine of book not perfect - not an issue for me. Speedy delivery. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Jukeyjulie
Perfect gift for a tree hugger :)
BOUght as a gift for an eco friendly friend - she loves it. Although its only a month old, the book looks likes its had a hard life already as she uses it constantly. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. Af Smith
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