The Essential Home Apothecary Handbook: Herbal Remedies to Know, Grow, Make, and Use

By Molly Bravo

Grow, make, and use herbal remedies with confidence using this practical guide to creating a well-stocked home apothecary.

Essential Home Apothecary Handbook takes you from garden to medicine cabinet with clear guidance for cultivating medicinal herbs, harvesting and preserving plants, and preparing trusted herbal remedies for everyday wellness. Whether you are planting your first pot of herbs or expanding an established garden, this approachable handbook makes herbal medicine easier to understand and use.

Inside, you will learn how to:

Grow medicinal herbs in gardens, containers, and small spacesHarvest, dry, and store herbs to help preserve their qualityCreate herbal teas, tinctures, salves, syrups, extracts, and infused oilsExplore plant profiles and choose herbs for common wellness needsFollow practical dosage guidance and important safety considerations

With step-by-step techniques, time-tested recipes, and useful reference information, this comprehensive herbal remedies book helps beginners and experienced plant lovers build skills, deepen self-reliance, and bring the benefits of an herbal apothecary into daily life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400354803
• ISBN13: 9781400354801
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Cider Mill Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.6" x 9.3"