Front Cover -- Praise -- Title Page -- Mother Earth News Books for Wiser Living -- Rights Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Disclaimer -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: Herbs at Home and in Our Communities -- Chapter 1: From My Family to Yours -- Chapter 2: The Importance of Local -- Chapter 3: Both Food and Medicine - Buy Local or Grow Your Own -- Chapter 4: What Does a Local Medicine Community Look Like? -- Chapter 5: Growing the First Aid Garden -- Chapter 6: Basic Harvesting Instructions -- Part Two: Herbal First Aid Methods -- Chapter 7: Preparing and Administering Herbal Medicines -- Color Section -- Chapter 8: What's in the Cupboard? -- Chapter 9: Working with Your Doctor -- Chapter 10: How Much, How Often? -- Part Three: The Herbs -- Boneset -- Calendula -- Cayenne -- Chickweed -- Comfrey -- Echinacea -- Elder -- Garlic -- Ginger -- Hops -- Lemon Balm -- Licorice -- Lobelia -- Mullein -- Parsley -- Plantain -- Sage -- St. John's Wort -- Wild Bergamot -- Yarrow -- Part Four: Emergency and First Aid Situations -- Asthma Attack -- Bleeding -- Broken Bones -- Bruises -- Burns -- Constipation -- Diarrhea -- Ear Infection -- Eye Issues -- Fever -- Food Poisoning -- Headaches -- Heart Attack/Stroke -- Heartburn and Indigestion -- Infections - External and Internal -- Muscle Pain/Pulled Muscles -- Nausea -- Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac and Rashes -- Shock -- Sore Throat -- Splinters/Foreign Objects/Bites and Stings -- Sprains/Strains -- Toothache -- Urinary Tract Infection -- Wounds -- Part Five: Illnesses and Imbalances -- Respiratory System -- Nervous System -- Digestive System -- Circulatory System -- Childhood Illnesses -- Skin -- Urinary Tract -- Endocrine / Reproductive System -- A Special Note About Cancer -- Afterword -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Appendix A: United Plant Savers -- Appendix B: Comfrey: A Study in Herbal Safety.

Appendix C: Herbal Resources -- Index -- About the Author -- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading -- Books to Build a New Society.