A Woman's Book of Herbs
by Deb Soule
Citadel Press; January 1995; $14.95,
40 illustrations by Susan Szwed

"May this book be a friend to you, one whose words can in some way help soften old wounds, whose pages are like a soft bed of chamomile flowers to rest upon, and whose essence helps you remember the wisdom you carry within. May your journey with herbs bring you endless joy and delight and may you in turn keep passing their teachings on."
--from the introduction to A Woman's Book of Herbs

In A Woman's Book of Herbs, author Deb Soule explores dozens of women's health concerns, including herbal formulas for PMS, vaginal infections, pregnancy and labor, endometriosis, urinary tract infections, ovarian cysts, menopause and herbal support for women recovering from sexual abuse. She also explains how herbs can be integrated with allopathic medicine such as herbal formulas for a hysterectomy, c-section and mammogram. Soule combines her 20 years of experience in organically growing, gathering, preparing and using herbs with her exceptional teaching skills and profound affirmations. The result is an enduring work of depth and vision that is useful for beginner and experienced herbalists and health care providers as well as beginner and experienced gardeners.

Deb's lyrical passages in A Woman's Book of Herbs literally sing with the wholeness of her calling, and reflect the artistry and joy of her extraordinary one-acre herb gardens. Whether you seek simple, clear directions for making tinctures, decoctions, flower essences, salves and other remedies, the historical perspective to appreciate the healing tradition of women herbalists, or the inspiration to help find your own healing path, Deb Soule guides the way in this fascinating new book. The extensive appendix includes lists of resources for Women's Health, Meditation, Herbal Education, Medicinal Herb Sources, Flower Essences, Homeopathic Organizations, mail order sources for seeds, and much, much more. Joyfully written and easy to use, A Woman's Book of Herbs offers women a complete guide to caring well for themselves....naturally.

Deb Soule is the founder of Avena Botanicals, an herbal apothecary that specializes in organically grown remedies. A gardener and wildcrafter, she tends an acre of medicinal herbs and has served her local, rural community in Maine as an herbalist for many years, along with teaching and consulting with women and health care providers around the country. If you would like to schedule a book signing or lecture contact Deb at the address and phone below.

Susan Szwed, a gifted illustrator and herbalist also living in Maine, teaches wild plant identification and the historical medicinal uses of plants for a Native American study program.

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"This book is a friend in deed and a wise counselor to all who would put the earth's green growth to good use. Deb Soule picks the lowliest weed and the sweetest flowers for the healthiest purposes. Its all there for the taking. It grows around us. Read the book. Follow directions. And be healthy. "
-- Helen Nearing, author of many books including Living the Good Life and Loving and Leaving the Good Life.

"The angels of the plant world have graced us in the form of Deb Soule and their voices can be heard by each woman who reads this book. A Woman's Book of Herbs is a rare revelation of knowledge, insight and passion."
--Amanda McQuade Crawford, N.M.I.M.I.H and author of The Herbal Menopause Book

"Beautifully written, A Woman's Book of Herbs is a must for every woman concerned with personal well-being."
-- Rosemary Gladstar,
noted herbalist and author of Herbal Healing for Women

"A Woman's Book of Herbs resonates with a depth of compassion and true healing that can only come when real experience synergizes with the consciousness of a green wise woman." -- David Hoffman,
medical herbalist and author of The New Holistic Herbal

"Touch your deep and ancient woman-roots here in this new book by Deb Soule. Like roots, her wisdom is sweet, bitter, and nourishing, adaptogenic and revitalizing. Whether you want a remedy for a womanly woe or folk-lore on healing, you're sure to find it here, with grace and clarity."
--Susun S Weed
author of Menopausal Years The Wise Woman Way.

"A Woman's Book of Herbs is Deb Soule's love offering to women: an herbal that links us back to our Goddess heritage through the work of archeologist Marija Gimbutas. With a focus on women's blood mysteries and the herbs that sustain and nourish us, this book is a must-have for contemporary women who want to regain our balance and holistic well-being. I couldn't put it down!'"
--Vicki Noble
author of Shakti Woman: Feeling Our Fire, Healing Our World (The New Female Shamanism) and Motherpeace: A Way to the Goddess.

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