Rețete tămăduitoare

Rețete tămăduitoare has over 300 recipes for time-tested plant remedies. Nicolae Onu and Mihaela Onu show how to make and use them. These include infusions, which steep plants in hot water. Decoctions use plants boiled in water. Tinctures are extracts made by soaking plants. Other recipes use cold soaks or compresses, cloths placed on skin. Poultices use a mass of plant matter on skin.

This hands-on herb guide needs no prior knowledge. It suits readers drawn to Romanian plant lore and home care. You can buy herbs rather than pick your own. The main aim is to teach how to make remedies. It goes beyond how to tell plants apart.

The book groups recipes by health concern for quick use. Some deal with digestion and blood pressure. Others cover blood flow, cholesterol, colds and coughs. There are recipes for sleep, joints, the thyroid and skin. The book covers women’s and men’s health too. Some recipes use one herb; others blend a few. Plants include chamomile, mint and calendula. They also include nettle, yarrow and St John’s wort.

Steps state how much plant matter and water to use. They give the method and how long each step takes. They say when to boil plants. They also say when to add plants after heating. Some remedies go in the mouth; others go on skin. The steps make this clear. They state how often to use each remedy and for how long.

The authors give breaks to take between courses of use. They explain what care to take and when not to use remedies. They cover how remedies may affect drugs or react with them. They also say when to seek medical advice. These remedies serve to teach, not to replace medical care.

The authors draw on over 30 years of work with plants. Nicolae has picked, watched and prepared them. Mihaela helps shape that knowledge for general readers. They record lore that Romanian families often pass down. This book adds to their earlier Plante tămăduitoare. It shifts the focus from plant knowledge to recipes.