How do you prepare a quick cough formula? How can you treat cystitis without antibiotics? What can you do to relieve your child's eczema? Written for the Australian family, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide provides advice on all your health needs. Organised according to specific health issues - from your heart and immune system to pregnancy and childhood complaints - it covers:
- how to recognise and respond to common ailments
- what herbs are available in Australia, their medicinal properties and how to use them
- what you need to know about current treatments, including tissue salts, herbal therapies, iridology, dietary supplements and much more
- which health conditions and complaints you can treat yourself
- what part nutrition plays and what you should eat
- how to prepare simple infusions, compresses and ointments.
Whether your concern is hayfever or insomnia, high blood pressure or just a desire for wellbeing, this invaluable health book is a must for every Australian home.