The Doctor's Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals Book

I call this book my "Herb Bible" because I always start with the Green Pharmacy when looking for at-home remedies. This book is in no way disdainful of Western medicine, but gives a host of low-cost alternatives for treatments you may be able to employ at home. There are many reasons I love this book including the author's easy, down-to-earth writing style. The book is organized alphabetically by ailment, so you can easily look up "headache", "bunions", "infertility" or "cold and flu". You can also utilize the index to look up uses for a specific herb or remedy. Dr. Duke organizes the remedies for specific ailments based on their purported effectiveness. He also talks about the reasons why specific medicinal herbs and folk remedies may be effective. Essentially, this guide gives a lot of good information, with a healthy dose of common sense (please read the introduction before embarking on your herbal journey), so that folks can make an informed decision about using herbal remedies.