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Britain’s hedgerows abound with forgotten remedies for countless health problems.

Julie Bruton-Seal, practising medical herbalist, together with her co-author, the editor and writer Matthew Seal, have responded to the growing interest in natural medicine by aiming this book at the amateur who wants to improve his or her health in the same way that mankind has done for centuries around the world: by using local wild plants and herbs.

There are clear instructions about which plants to harvest, when, and over 120 recipes showing how to make them into teas, vinegars, oils, creams, pillows, poultices or alcohol-based tinctures. Julie and Matthew explain which ailments can be treated, and what benefits can be expected.

As well as being packed with practical information on using 50 native plants, Hedgerow Medicine also gives a fascinating insight into the literary, historic and worldwide application of these herbal remedies.

Reviews:

• It’s strong, pleasantly scratchy and yet soothing to my itching throat. Within 15 minutes, the sneezing and weepy eyes have stopped. And while the effect lasts just a couple of hours, I feel none of the drowsiness of my usual antihistamine. –The Daily Telegraph, 23 June 2008

• A well-organised and easy-to-follow guide to common plants…. Simple suggestions for their uses for treating everyday ailments. Before you know it you’ll be strolling book in hand along autumn hedgerows picking remedies that will see you through what the winter has to throw at you. –Organic Gardening Magazine, September 2008

• Contains enough information to save the NHS a fortune. –This England, Autumn 2008

About the Authors:

Julie Bruton-Seal is a herbalist, iridologist and cranio-sacral therapist. A Fellow of the Association of Master Herbalists (AMH), she is also an artist, jeweler, graphic designer, cook and gardener. Her parents are the well-known wildlife filmmakers and photographers Des and Jen Bartlett.

Matthew Seal has had a lifelong love of wildflowers, and, like Julie, is a member of the Association of Foragers. By profession an editor and writer in books, magazines and newspapers, he is an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP).

Julie and Matthew teach courses and workshops together in herbal medicine, foraging and distilling.