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Grow Your Own Drugs: Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty Treats (Hardcover)

by James Wong (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Collins (5 Mar 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007307136
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007307135
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19.2 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (170 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 195 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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 and 2008), which were designed to show that there is more to plants than ‘looking pretty’.

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125 of 127 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars James proved me wrong, 10 Mar 2009
By Elaine (London) - See all my reviews
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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121 of 124 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Grow Your Own Drugs, 4 Mar 2009
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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90 of 93 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Treat, 10 Mar 2009
By Michael Watson "skirrow22" (Halifax, England) - See all my reviews
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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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A clear, easy to follow everyday guide to curing everyday ailments with simple remedy's just like your mum/gran used to do. Try it - very informative. Recommended
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just Remedies
I purchased this book mainly for the remedies. However, I have found myself continually using the sections on fruit, vegetables, trees, shrubs, roots, herbs, flowers and leaves in... Read more
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Had so much fun trying the ideas in this book,
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