Grow Your Own Drugs: Fantastically Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty Treats

Cannot go wrong with any of James Wongs' books. Purchased mine used through awesome_books_001 & so happy as its in such pristine condition - thank you. I highly recommend Both the author & the seller🙏

With the threatened restrictions on herbal remedies, and the proposed regulation of herbal medicine looming over us all, it is good to find a book to help you heal yourself with herbs! This author is a proper plant scientist who covers plant healing in a clear, easy to follow way. He encourages you to grow and use herbs to cook with, use as cosmetics and deal with your health issues. It is so refreshing to find a good introductory book on the subject of herbalism! I gave this to my mother (85 years old) who has always used natural medicine and she was pleased to find something which she can use to help her grow and make her own herbal helpers. Like many of us, she has been very worried that once the drug companies have finally won and the regulators have taken away access to remedies, she won't be able to help herself! Do buy the book, do make use of the information it contains. Then, please write to your MP and fight against the proposals to shut the door on free and open access to herbs as medicines!!

This book is excellent for anyone who wants to make their own herbal remedies. The recipes are easy to follow and there are clear explanations of the science behind it in the background sections. It's in an attractive format with plenty of photographs. I tried the Kiwi ands Papaya face mask and it left my skin really smooth! Wong is balanced in approach; he doesn't make claims where clinical trials haven't been carried out and always advises when medical opinion should be sought. The weblinks in the resources section are really useful. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in herbal remedies, organic products or gardening. Quite a lot of the lotions are cheap to make as the ingredients are commonly found or grow in most gardens. They would make lovely presents for people if you want to give something really thoughtful. Happy remedying!

It's great for making remedies yourself, but you have to have herbs - several of them growing in the garden. I've only got Rosemary, Lavender, Sage & Lemon Balm. I have got lots of Essential Oils as well, so must look through it properly to see what I could make. I do prefer natural cures to chemical drugs, though - very much so. Drugs usually have awful side effects and once you start relying on them, your body is on the way to falling apart. I believe that for every ailment, there is a cure growing out there somewhere, but then of course is all down to personal choice.

Very pleased with book.

A very useful book for me. I have already made three things from it, and have a whole list of more to try! Unlike most cooking books, where if you are lucky you can find only a couple of things that interest you, this book literally has a whole range of things, from foot remedies, to headache cures, and everything else in between! There is even a coldsore lip salve! There is also a useful section on growing your own ingredients, and it is quite comprehensive for the less popular types of plants, like ginger, which you normally have to buy. I will be dipping in to this book many, many times in the future.

I bought this looking for remedies to help me with pain, sadly I just got the usual hints at help so found it no use to me, however, my neighbour who loves growing his garden each year has taken it to heart and he absolutely loves it. I'm so glad i's not gone to waste and is being massively enjoyed by my neighbour and his friends who've actually ordered their own copies of it. One thing, I didn't expect it to be hardback, nor as thick as it is. It's a huge amount of information with remedies and suggestions for most ailments. If unlike me you're a green fingered alien who loves the garden vibe, you need yo buy this.

This is a great book

Excellent book with lots of handy tips and a reference guide to natural plants foods & other products which can be used for all manner of health & beauty issues. This book will help cut down trips to the the Dr most ingredients are easily found either in your garden, countryside, park, Supermarket, health-food shop or florist.

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I am the natural freak in our household, and have gone through medical hell for almost 2 years. My Chiropractor recommended this book to us and loaned us his copy to go through. After spending a few hours going through the book, I HAD to have it! The Grow Your Own Drugs Book by James Wong is of Excellent quality. The hard cover binder is very sturdy, the pages are thick, brilliantly colored and in quality and the recipes are wonderful! Cures for the most common ailments to beauty treatments. My oldest and youngest daughters are also more homeopathic and my youngest loves this book for her skin. I've already recommended this to my oldest who makes many holistic items in her home. My husband, who is following suit, also is highly impressed by the book. Not only for it's craftsmanship, quality hard bound book, but also for its recipes. Thanks to our Chiropractor for this recommend! Loving James Wong's style too! Grow Your Own Drugs came in a timely manor and was packaged properly. We were not paid nor discounted in any way, shape or form for giving our honest opinion here of this product as a review to assist others. We believe, as a family, it is important to give an honest and accurate review to assist others so they can make good purchasing decisions that can benefit them and their family. And not be lead to cheap, unwanted purchases that are scripted by advertisers to buy their products. We are a family that believes in a minimalist lifestyle while trying to be green as much as possible in all departments of our life. As we care to leave something, anything, of this planet to our grandchildren so they may enjoy it as we have.

Ich habe mir die Bücher von James Wong bestellt, da ich von seiner BBC Serie "Grow your own Drugs" begeistert bin. Neben der Verwendung bereits bekannter Kräuter und Heilpflanzen wie Salbei oder Ingwer bei Erkältung etc. gibt er einen breiten Einblick was und vor allem wie einfach Naturkosmetik oder Heilmittel schnell selbst hergestellt werden können. Das Tolle daran ist, man weiß was drin ist. Ich kann seine Bücher nur jedem empfehlen.

can't get enough of it.