The Plant Pharmacy - by Adrianne Hunt Hardcover

About the Book

A beautifully practical guide to using 45 healing herbs to treat everyday ailments. With growing advice, simple recipes, and a seasonal herbal calendar, The Plant Pharmacy is the perfect beginner's companion to natural remedies and botanical wellness.

Book Synopsis

Your body knows how to heal -- and the garden can help it remember.

In The Plant Pharmacy, herbalist and herb grower Adrianne Hunt shares a beautifully practical guide to 45 healing plants and how to use them safely and effectively at home. With roots in ancient wisdom and a modern, accessible voice, this book offers an empowering first step into the world of natural remedies.

Organized into four key sections, it begins with a clear and engaging history of herbal medicine, followed by a guide to treating everyday ailments -- from tired eyes and tension headaches to digestive issues, stress, and seasonal colds -- all using time-tested botanical allies. The core of the book is a rich plant directory covering both common and lesser-known herbs, with growing tips, foraging notes, and beautiful botanical art. A final section guides you through the herbal year, showing when to sow, harvest, dry, and prepare remedies.

Covers 45 versatile healing herbs with advice on how to grow, forage, or buy them

Addresses common physical and emotional ailments using safe, natural methods

Includes an almanac-style herbal calendar with seasonal growing and harvesting tips

Perfect for beginners, with simple recipes and clear safety advice throughout

Features antique botanical illustrations paired with contemporary design

Reconnect with the healing power of plants and create your own herbal toolkit -- one season, and one remedy, at a time.

About the Author

Adrianne Hunt is a trained herbalist, herb shop owner, and mother of five. She lives on a Southern Oregon homestead where she grows medicinal plants and teaches practical herbalism to thousands of followers online. With a background in reflexology and craniosacral therapy, and years of hands-on experience treating her family and community, Adrianne's voice is both knowledgeable and deeply grounded. Her work blends tradition with everyday practicality, and her online shop sends out over 50 apothecary orders a month. She also teaches popular workshops and herb walks at gatherings such as Spirit Weavers and the Northern California Women's Herbal Symposium.