Herbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar Summary
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Discover the "Godmother of Modern Herbalism" Rosemary Gladstar's revolutionary guide that empowers women through natural remedies. This 1993 classic, praised by health leaders like Joyce Wardwell, transformed women's wellness and inspired products you likely know - including Traditional Medicinals' popular Throat Coat tea.
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The Green Wisdom Keeper's Legacy
Imagine a world where your medicine cabinet contains living remedies grown in your own garden, where healing knowledge flows from grandmother to granddaughter, and where women's bodies are honored as sacred vessels of creation. This was once our reality. For millennia, women served as the primary keepers of herbal wisdom, gathering plants by moonlight and creating powerful medicines for their communities. This feminine healing tradition thrived until the witch-hunts executed thousands of women healers and the Industrial Revolution elevated technological medicine while dismissing traditional practices. Today, we're witnessing a remarkable renaissance as women reclaim their herbal heritage. This revival represents a fundamental reconnection with earth's wisdom and our own intuitive healing powers. Contrary to popular belief, herbalism and Western medicine aren't opposing forces but complementary approaches. While allopathic medicine excels at emergency care, herbs build and restore the system without side effects. Women's bodies have a special affinity for plant medicine, which provides deep nourishment to female organs and heals imbalances in what Gladstar poetically calls the "deep, moist places of our female being."
Learning the Language of Plants and Kitchen Alchemy
Modern Medicine in Ancient Forms
Supporting Young Women's Transition to Womanhood
Nurturing the Fertile Years and Creating New Life
Embracing the Wisdom Years
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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