Books: Medicinal Plants & Natural Health

The virtues of nettle . "You can't imagine all that nettle can do for you!"

The nettle, a small plant that stings and grows almost everywhere, is first and foremost our "health-beauty-fitness friend" ! Today, with scientific evidence to back it up, we are rediscovering its medicinal virtues but also its most unexpected uses: did you know, for example, that nettle fiber can be used to make high-quality, eco-friendly clothing?

Its leaves stimulate digestive functions, combat arthritis, osteoarthritis and urinary inflammations, they have diuretic, anti-anemic, anti-bleeding, anti-inflammatory, anti-acne, anti-eczema, and even anti-dandruff properties ....

Its roots , beneficial in cases of prostate problems, promote increased urinary flow and relieve rheumatism.

Finally, its seeds stimulate the body, have a vermifuge, anti-diarrheal and diuretic effect, are effective against asthma and beneficial for skin health!

New revised and expanded edition.

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Author: Moro Buronzo, Alessandra
Edition: Jouvence - European book
Publication date: June 7, 2017
Pages: 160
ISBN: 978-2-88911-833-5
Language: French
Cover: Soft
Size: 12.5 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in)

Edible and medicinal plants of the boreal forest and the benefits of chaga brings together the most up-to-date knowledge on 64 plants of the boreal forest as well as on chaga, a parasitic fungus of birch.

Edible and medicinal plants of the boreal forest and the benefits of chaga is the most complete work to date on the subject; it allows you to return to the source and to enjoy autonomously, summer and winter, the virtues of plants and chaga.

In this work, the author pays homage to the indigenous people, our European ancestors and our grandmothers, who used these plants before us, when the nature that surrounded them was both their pantry and their pharmacy.

You will discover;

• Updated knowledge about medicinal plants,
• Recipes using medicinal plants, tested and proven by a herbalist.
• Several original ways to cook edible plants and prepare chaga,
• Suggestions for harvesting, preserving and using plants and chaga.

Case sheet

Author: Roger Larivière
Publisher: Naturat (Quebec, Canada)
Publication date: April 2020
Pages: 258
ISBN: 978-2-9818049-2-1
Language: French

CHAGA IN REAL LIFE, abundantly illustrated, gives the right time on this parasite of the birch and presents current scientific knowledge on the fungus, thus showing that NATURAL and CHEMICAL are allies.

CHAGA EN VRAI aims to reassure consumers, who are increasingly numerous, to inform pickers and to nuance the discourse of sellers.

Its adapted content is accessible to three types of readers:

• those looking for a book
  popularized;
• those who possess knowledge
  in biology and chemistry;
• those who know about it well
  in biochemistry.

CHAGA EN VRAI provides precise answers to several questions:

1. How and when to harvest chaga?
2. How to prepare and store it?
3. What are the potential effects of its
   Therapeutic molecules?
4. Is chaga also good for
   Dogs?

Fact sheet

Author: Roger Larivière
Publisher: L'ABC de l'édition (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada)
Publication date: May 2017
Pages: 180
ISBN: 978-2-924691-07-6
Language: French

WILD EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL PLANTS OF QUEBEC is a guide to harvesting and preserving more than
100 plants commonly used in Quebec!

Target clientele:

• Whether you're a beginner or an experienced forager
• Herbalists
• Liquor producers and microbrewery owners
• All those curious and eager to discover the riches of our forests, our lawns, our saltwater and freshwater environments. Particular emphasis is placed on the sharing of knowledge between First Nations and early settlers in the 15th century.

Fact sheet

Author: Roger Larivière
Publisher: Naturat (Quebec, Canada)
Publication date: October 2021
Pages: 96
ISBN: 978-2-9818049-7-6
Language: French

With a simple and fluid writing style, Diane Mackay wonderfully conveys the desire to care for oneself and one's loved ones with herbs with multiple properties, in the form of infusions, liquid extracts, oils or ointments.

This spring, Colloïdales Publishing will release 40 Medicinal Plants for the Family Medicine Cabinet, Diane Mackay's first book on 40 medicinal plants that are easy to grow, process, and use, including 12 well-known aromatic herbs such as basil, oregano, rosemary, and thyme. She presents them in six sections: history, botany, gardening, uses, culinary applications (where applicable), and precautions. The book is designed as a practical guide for growing, harvesting, and processing 40 simple remedies that address most common health problems. An essential resource for building robust and natural health, the key to a healthy, free, and fulfilling life.

Diane Mackay lives with her partner, Yves Gagnon, in Saint-Didace, where they established Les Jardins du Grand-Portage. It was there that she was introduced to traditional herbalism, exploring the vast healing potential of medicinal plants. She cultivates about a hundred species, half of which she transforms into dried herbs, liquid extracts, oils, and ointments. For thirty years, she has treated those around her with her homemade products, who have witnessed their remarkable effectiveness. She also offers training and gives lectures on the subject.

You can read an excerpt by clicking here: Excerpt from 40 medicinal plants for the family pharmacy .

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Author: Diane Mackay
Publication date: April 2019
Publisher: Colloïdales
Subject: Health through plants
ISBN: 9782981027443

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This new reference and discovery tool for boreal flora describes with precision and passion the various uses that can be made of the plants here.

This new reference and discovery tool for boreal flora describes with precision and passion the various uses of local plants. Everything is readily available for those who want to cook, perfume themselves, use medicinal herbs, or add new flavors to everyday dishes.

Always passionate about nature and its secrets, Fabien Girard wants to share its hidden treasures with the public. This book helps us understand how flora is an inexhaustible source of knowledge, freely offered without asking anything in return.

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Author: Fabien Girard
Publisher: JCL (Quebec, Canada)
Collection: Practical Guides
Category: botany
Publication date: 2013-08
Pages: 216
Size: 15.2 X 22.9 cm / 6 X 9 in
ISBN: 978-2-89431-479-1
Language: French

Focused on wonder, Secrets of Plants allows enthusiasts to recognize, pick and use an amazing variety of plants, which they can then use, especially in cooking.

Through numerous anecdotes and experiences accumulated over time, Fabien Girard leads the reader to discover the diversity and richness hidden in our undergrowth and forests, along waterways and in fields.

Richly illustrated, full of color and pleasing to both the eye and the mind, Secrets of Plants teaches us above all that the boreal forest hides a true open-air treasure, where we must constantly smell, see, taste and touch, in order to fully grasp these gifts that Mother Nature offers us so generously.

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Author: Fabien Girard
Publisher: JCL (Quebec, Canada)
Collection: Practical Guides
Category: botany
Publication date: 2008-04
Pages: 204
Format: 152 X 229 mm (6 X 9 in)
ISBN: 978-2-89431-370-1
Language: French