{"id":16943,"date":"2018-05-01T01:10:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T06:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=17868"},"modified":"2018-05-01T18:39:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T23:39:02","slug":"book-review-sacred-herbs-opal-streisand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2018\/05\/01\/book-review-sacred-herbs-opal-streisand\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – Sacred Herbs: Your Guide to 40 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them for Healing and Well-Being by Opal Streisand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book <\/span>R<\/span>eview <\/span><\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSacred Herbs: Your Guide to 40 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them for Healing and Well-Being\u201d <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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by Opal Streisand<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Publisher: Sterling Ethos<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published: Hardcover, February 2018<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pages: 128 <\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This book has beautiful, large, color photos of 40 medicinal plants. That is the best thing about \u201cSacred Herbs: Your Guide to 40 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them for Healing and Well-Being.\u201d It makes for a wonderful identification and reference for those in the earlier stages of learning about herbs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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For each, Opal Streisand gives the Latin name, an interesting note, the parts of the plant used, and information about the herb and its benefits, along with cautions if applicable. Sometimes that long paragraph includes history. Sometimes herbs get a four-page spread with more detailed information and a second photo. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nowhere did I learn Opal Streisand\u2019s credentials, so it would seem she is an author researching and writing about herbs, and not a herbalist sharing learning and personal experience. Someone going deeper into the subject will want an additional book by an herbalist.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This book can serve as the gateway, introducing the reader to some of the most commonly used herbs and instilling an appreciation of their many uses. Ancient healers knew the curative powers of the plants around them. That information has been passed down through generations in many cultures and traditions. Herbs are nature\u2019s medicine, and that medicine is just as effective today as it was 200 years ago.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This book will acquaint you to herbs that soothe and heal. You\u2019ll learn that a decoction of burdock was a folk remedy for colds and valerian is a sleep aid that should not be taken with other sedatives or antidepressants. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s worth repeating: the photographs are beautiful. They will help to identify plants by their flowers and, in some cases, their foliage. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Click Image for Amazon Information<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lynn Woike<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a>, and write to her at woikelynn\u00a0at gmail\u00a0dot com. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Book Review \u201cSacred Herbs: Your Guide to 40 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them for Healing and Well-Being\u201d by Opal Streisand Publisher: Sterling Ethos Published: Hardcover, February 2018 Pages: 128 This book has beautiful, large, color photos of 40 medicinal plants. That is the best thing about \u201cSacred Herbs: Your Guide to 40 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them for Healing and Well-Being.\u201d It makes for a wonderful identification and reference for those in the earlier stages of learning about herbs. For each, Opal Streisand gives the Latin name, an interesting note, the parts of the plant used, and information about the herb and its benefits, along with cautions if applicable. Sometimes that long paragraph includes history. Sometimes herbs get a four-page spread with more detailed information and a second photo. Nowhere did I learn Opal Streisand\u2019s credentials, so it would seem she is an author researching and writing about herbs, and not a herbalist sharing learning and personal experience. Someone going deeper into the subject will want an additional book by an herbalist. This book can serve as the gateway, introducing the reader to some of the most commonly used herbs and instilling an appreciation of their many uses. Ancient healers knew the curative powers of the plants around them. That information has been passed down through generations in many cultures and traditions. Herbs are nature\u2019s medicine, and that medicine is just as effective today as it was 200 years ago. This book will acquaint you to herbs that soothe and heal. You\u2019ll learn that a decoction of burdock was a folk remedy for colds and valerian is a sleep aid that should not be taken with other sedatives or antidepressants. It\u2019s worth repeating: the photographs are beautiful. They will help to identify plants by their flowers and, in some cases, their foliage. Click Image for Amazon Information *** About the Author: Lynn Woike\u00a0was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on\u00a0Pinterest, and write to her at woikelynn\u00a0at gmail\u00a0dot com.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16943\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}