The Artisan Herbalist

Making Teas, Tinctures, and Oils at Home

Bevin Cohen author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:New Society Publishers

Published:20th May '21

Should be back in stock very soon

The Artisan Herbalist cover

Start your journey as an artisan herbalist and take back control of your health and well-being the natural way

From urban apartments to wild countryside, The Artisan Herbalist teaches how to identify, grow, harvest, forage, and craft 38 herbs into an assortment of teas, tinctures, creams, and salves to be used at home, shared with friends, or sold at market.

Create healing teas, tinctures, and oils at home using traditional methods and modern safety knowledge. Complete guide to growing, harvesting, and preparing medicinal herbs for family health and wellness, with safety protocols for effective, safe herbal medicine.

Why DIY Herbal Medicine Makes Sense:

Quality herbal preparations cost $20-50 per ounce commercially but can be made at home for $2-5 per ounce using fresh, organic herbs grown in your own garden or sourced from trusted suppliers.

What You'll Master:

  • Herb cultivation for medicinal potency and organic purity
  • Harvesting and drying techniques that preserve therapeutic compounds
  • Preparation methods for teas, tinctures, salves, and oils with consistent potency
  • Safety protocols for proper identification, dosing, and contraindications
  • Family health applications for common wellness support and minor ailments

Health and Economic Benefits:

Home herbalists report 70-80% savings on natural health products while having complete control over ingredient quality and preparation methods.

Take control of your family's natural health toolkit. Essential for wellness enthusiasts wanting to reduce dependence on commercial products through traditional skills.

A wonderful, insightful introduction to herbalism, The Artisan Herbalist provides well-organized instructions on making herbal preparations as well as practical information on how to use plants for health and healing. Beautiful photography highlights and aids in identification of these commonly available plants. Only plants that the author himself has used and knows well are included so one is presented with first-hand knowledge and expertise. A surprising and welcome addition to the book is a chapter on starting your own herbal business, which provides enough detail to get you headed in the right direction. Altogether, a thoroughly delightful, practical, and well-organized introduction to the uses of plants as medicine and food.

-- Rosemary Gladstar herbalist and author, Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs

Bevin Cohen has created a masterpiece! Not only is this book beautiful, but it is highly useful. From the basics of making remedies, including a great selection of herbal monographs and recipes, to key tips and details for getting an herbal business up and running, including legal requirements, labeling, marketing, and pricing, this is the book every beginner herbalist should have on hand to start on their herbal path.

-- Kristine Brown RH (AHG), author, Herbal Roots zine, Herbalism at Home, The Homesteader's Guide to Growing Herbs, and Nature Anatomy Activities for Kids

We seem to be wandering into a new way of living, and self-sufficiency has become much more important. Learning to make medicine from easy to find herbs is a huge step in the right direction. The Artisan Herbalist leads the new herbal enthusiast to learn and embrace the plants and how they can help us. Seasoned herbalists will find many pearls of wisdom within these pages that can broaden their own knowledge.

-- Tina Sams editor, The Essential Herbal Magazine, author, Herbal Medicine for Emotional Healing

In The Artisan Herbalist, Bevin offers his personal experience and formulations, guiding the reader to easily create their own infusions, teas, tinctures, oils, salves, and balms—his instructions are simple, clear, and informative in Bevin's conversational style.

-- Susan Belsinger educator, herbalist, author, The Culinary Herbal: Growing and Preserving 97 Flavorful H

  • Winner of International Book Awards 2022 (United States)

ISBN: 9780865719583

Dimensions: 229mm x 191mm x 10mm

Weight: 354g

152 pages