Books written by Althea Press

  • The Practical Herbal Medicine Handbook: Your Quick Reference Guide to Healing Herbs & Remedies

    From the creators of the New York Times bestseller Essential Oils for Beginners, The Practical Herbal Medicine Handbook offers basic techniques and effective herbal treatments for everyday ailments, wellness, and beauty. • More than 100 ...

  • Home Remedies RX: DIY Prescriptions When You Need Them Most

    Home Remedies Rx offers effective, natural remedies at your fingertips, with: An easy-to-navigate A-to-Z reference guide to natural home remedies Profiles of more than 60 healing foods, household products, and essential oils Effective home ...

  • Home Remedies Rx: DIY Prescriptions When You Need Them Most

    Home Remedies Rx offers effective, natural remedies at your fingertips, with: • An easy-to-navigate A-to-Z reference guide to natural home remedies • Profiles of more than 60 healing foods, household products, and essential oils • ...

  • The Practical Herbal Medicine Handbook: Your Quick Reference Guide to Healing Herbs & Remedies

    Your personal guide to unlocking the natural healing power of herbs Put your health in your own hands with time-tested treatments.

  • Essential Oils for Beginners: The Guide to Get Started with Essential Oils and Aromatherapy

    Introduces the basics of aromatherapy, presenting the latest scientific research which shows the role that aromatherapy can have in healing and how oils can be an effective treatment for a varity of medical conditions.

  • Edible Wild Plants for Beginners: The Essential Edible Plants and Recipes to Get Started

    Wild plants are not only beautiful, but they can also be an affordable and sustainable way to add flavor and nutrition to your diet.

  • Edible Wild Plants for Beginners: The Essential Edible Plants and Recipes to Get Started

    Edible Wild Plants for Beginners provides you with the essential information and guidance to begin foraging for edible wild plants and including them in your diet.

  • Essential Oils Natural Remedies: The Complete A-Z Reference of Essential Oils for Health and Healing

    Essential Oils Natural Remedies includes: 300 Home Remedies to heal and mitigate symptoms for over 170 different ailments Profiles of 75 Essential Oils plus information on medicinal uses, application methods, blending, and precautions ...

  • 170種病痛速查,對症芳療全醫典: 300種療癒配方×12項技法步驟×75款精油詳解,讓植物能量做你的私人醫師,心靈創傷、身體疼痛都能撫平

    AMAZON書店銷售NO.1!讀者5顆星好評推薦!5秒速查表!對症自療170種病痛最完整!芳療12種技法步驟,立即舒緩史上最全面的「芳療醫典百科」──►170種身體病痛不適,對症速查►12項自療技法,步驟清楚,第一次就上手►300種精油配方,你都能DIY調配►6要點選購訣竅,避免買到劣質精油►75款最佳精油詳細解說,一次得到正確完整知識►15項安心使用提示,提高療效,避免誤用►8祕訣讓精油安全保存,不變質、不劣化★ 突發的病痛不適,純天然精油的自療,皆能即時、有效解決生活中難免出現身體不適,比方胃食道逆流、腹瀉、喉嚨痛、筋骨扭傷、身體痠痛、牙痛……,這些小病痛會讓你感到極不舒服,卻不至於要花費時間與精力跑一趟醫院排隊、掛號、看診、拿藥;更有些症狀會出現在半夜,譬如皮膚過敏痛癢、失眠、落枕、咳嗽等等,此時不僅令人難以休息、入睡,也不方便到醫院求診,讓人覺得無助,不知該如何是好。為了排解突如其來的症狀,許多人會在家中預備些許成藥,然而這些藥劑幾乎是化學成分,難保有副作用外,甚至有的還可能引發「藥癮」而令人擔憂。這些令人頭疼的麻煩問題,都能透過精油療癒功效加以解決。好的精油會是純天然的植物精華,無論平常保養或治療,都不會對身體造成負擔,而且對生理與心理皆可產生相當的功效。超過百年的事實根據與科學研究,已證明精油具有安全、簡單、易於使用、不需侵入人體等特點,以及「抗發炎」、「抗菌」、「抗氧化」、「舒緩身心壓力」等藥性功效,可說是人們「自我照護」的最佳選擇。★ 5秒速查!170種病症×芳療12種技法×300種精油配方,快速因應,完全紓解《170種病痛速查,對症芳療全醫典》不僅完整囊括與詳細說明超過170種大小病痛照護知識,更提供讀者5秒速查的「170種病痛速查表」,當一有身體不適狀況發生時,你便可利用這個以人體系統為主軸,表格索引對照、圖像視覺提示的速查表,極快找到最適芳療技法與精油照護配方。本書也詳細解說「芳療12種技法」,包括按摩、指壓、冷熱敷、揉香、擴香等等,你將輕易地利用書中標明的步驟,一步步地完成,即使是初次學習的人,也不會有困難地做到位。此外,本書彙集了法、英、美、日、韓等頂尖醫學中心的研究,統整出多達300則「醫療級精油配方」,同時附上「15項安心使用提示」。無論你面臨身、心、靈的任何狀況,都能從中找到最具療效且安全的對症療方,逐漸緩解不適,強化免疫力,進而根除病痛!本書可說是你最佳的「私人醫師」,無論是突發性的病痛治療、慢性病療養修護,又或是你不好意思讓別人知道的隱疾,通通都可請求他的幫忙。★ 75款精油×6選購重點×8保存祕訣,聰明辨別品質好壞,使用更上手為了調配出本書中300則醫療級精油配方,你勢必需要準備多款精油;然而,市面上精油品牌繁多、種類更高達上萬種,甚至還有真、假精油之分,是否讓你眼花撩亂、不知從何著手選購?在《170種病痛速查,對症芳療全醫典》中就告訴你──只要準備「75款純天然單方精油」,即可調配出書中所有配方,不但能幫助你緩解大小病痛,還可療癒身心,長期維持健康!不過,想要購買到合適的精油,可是有訣竅的。本書特別分析、解密坊間常見的「精油等級」,教你如何透過「選購6要點」,評估琳瑯滿目的精油品牌,以及學會閱讀、分辨產品標籤,幫助你避開「假精油地雷」,直接就能採買到價格實惠與高品質兼具「真精油」。擁有了天然精油之後,也需要妥善保存,才能讓精油維持高品質狀態。因此,書中更詳細提供「保存8祕訣」,只要按部就班、正確保存,就能減少精油被污染、變質、氧化等機率,如此就能常保新鮮,進而發揮最佳療效!本書特色◎ 精選75種精油,從療效、使用方法、混合調配和注意事項等皆有詳述。◎ 收錄超過170種常見症狀說明,與300種居家自製精油對症療方。國內推薦台灣芳療協會(TWAA)會長/張元霖芳療天后/許怡蘭(Gina)全真中醫診所總院長/禇柏菁(《十二經絡精油辨證療癒》作者)(依姓名首字筆畫排序)

  • Essential Oils for Beginners: The Guide to Get Started with Essential Oils and Aromatherapy

    If you're interested in natural remedies, open this book and learn everything you need to use the power of essential oils for healing.