Nature’s Medicine Cabinet: Seasonal Recipes and Remedies for a Year of Botanical Wellness

Herbal recipes have been used for generations to fight ailments. Arm yourself with traditional medicine you can make at home and be prepared when common health conditions arise throughout the year!

Herbalist and registered nurse Meagan Visser gives you a basic understanding of how to use herbs in your home and teaches you how to create a natural medicine cabinet filled with seasonal herbal recipes that will help you tackle common conditions year-round. Nature’s Medicine Cabinet guides you through the seasons, helping you to stock your home medicine cabinet with effective herbal recipes to support common seasonal conditions as naturally as possible.

Not only will you learn the value of sourcing herbs in your local area and which plants are commonly growing each season, but you’ll also learn

The history of herbalismFoundational herbal concepts to be mindful ofHow to make common herbal preparations such as teas, tinctures, glycerites, herbal oils, and more,60 seasonal recipes for your home apothecaryGorgeous illustrations to help you identify primary herbs

In the end, you’ll be inspired to approach the wild and wonderful world of herbs from a seasonal perspective and to create a natural medicine cabinet from the bounty of botanicals often growing right outside your front door.

From the Publisher

Spring Allergy- Ease Infusion

From pollinating trees and blooming flowers to mowing grass and harvesting hay—spring allergy season can feel never-ending for those who suffer from seasonal allergies. Thankfully, you can access the inflammation-modulating and histamine-calming properties of fresh nettle through this refreshing herbal infusion all throughout the season.

Sunburn Spritzer

Tend to overly hot summer skin that has been a little too kissed by the sun with a cooling botanical spritzer that not only cools skin upon contact but helps to ease inflammation and pain and stimulate cellular repair at the same time.

At First Sign Shots

No matter how much effort you put into preventing sickness, it will still happen sometimes. Thankfully, there are botanical allies that pack a powerful punch and can come to your aid when sickness rears its ugly head. These tiny but mighty herbal shots are meant to be taken at the first sign of sickness to stimulate the immune system and, hopefully, decrease the severity and duration of the illness.

Stress Away Aromatherapy Roller

Sometimes, stress can feel overwhelming, and we need to hit the pause button and have a moment to ourselves. When this happens, don’t forget to incorporate relaxing scents to help you destress even further. Scent is powerful and can help induce feelings of deep relaxation, not only for the mind but also for muscle tension in the body.

Nettle

Chamomile

Ginger

Ylang Ylang

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cider Mill Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 13, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1400340829
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1400340828
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.86 x 0.96 x 8.05 inches