Botanical Brain Balms
Medicinal Plants for Memory, Mood and Mind
Nicolette and Elaine Perry
The benefits of a plant-based diet are well-known but were you aware scientific research also shows that plants can boost cognitive skills and alleviate problems such as stress, insomnia and mood swings? In this authoritative guide, experts in plant medicine and neuroscience recommend fifty-six plants that have been rigorously tested and shown to relieve specific problems and nourish and protect the brain. Beautifully illustrated, Botanical Brain Balms is fascinating to read and packed with safe and natural ways to improve the way you think and feel.
Nicolette Perry conducted research into sage for Alzheimer’s disease, which triggered a move by a collaborative team at the University of Newcastle to research central nervous system plants. She is Director of Dilston Physic Garden and is dedicated to conveying her knowledge of plants for the brain in integrative medicine as an adjunct to mainstream therapies.
Elaine Perry is Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at Newcastle University and founder and curator of Dilston Physic Garden. She has written and contributed to over 400 papers on the brain including Alzheimer’s Disease, aromatherapy, cognition and visual hallucinations.
Botanical Brain Balms, Nicolette Perry & Elaine Perry
£14.99 | ISBN 9780993389283 | June 2018
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“This evidence-led exploration of 56 of the plant world’s best health allies is instructive and insightful.”
Eminé Rushton, Psychologies magazine
“I congratulate the authors on the way they present often very complex chemical and pharmacological data with a clarity that draws in the reader. This up-to-date, beautifully illustrated book furthers our understanding of how plants could be contributing more to our health.”
Professor Monique S.J. Simmonds OBE, Deputy Director of Science, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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