Maria Noel Groves

Herbal Gut Health (eBook, ePUB)

Natural Therapies to Promote Healthy Digestion, Boost Your Microbiome, and Support Gut Repair

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Best-selling author and clinical herbalist Maria Noël Groves​ offers a comprehensive guide to the best herbs and natural practices to boost your gut microbiome, decrease your risk of chronic disease, and alleviate conditions like SIBO, leaky gut, irritable bowel syndrome, and GERD. A healthy gut is the key to good overall health-both physical and mental-and researchers are beginning to uncover the links between an unbalanced gut microbiome and chronic conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, and cancer. As a clinical herbalist with decades of experience, Maria Noël Groves has helped patients of all ages resolve their digestive complaints and related health issues by teaching them how to adopt healthier dietary habits, employ herbs to alleviate digestive issues and improve digestion, and incorporate balanced lifestyle practices-resolving their diseases and dramatically improving their quality of life. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781635869118
• Artikelnr.: 74344198

Autorenporträt

Maria Noël Groves is the author of Herbal Remedies for Sleep, Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies and Body into Balance. She is a clinical herbalist and herbal medicine teacher with more than two decades of experience, and a registered professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. She writes for numerous publications including Herbal Academy's The Herbarium, Taste for Life, Remedies, Herb Quarterly, and Mother Earth News. Her business, Wintergreen Botanicals, is based in Chichester, New Hampshire.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Foundational Concepts
1  Why Digestion and Gut Health Matter
How Food Moves Through Your Body
Benefits of Healthy Digestion
Ensuring Healthy Digestion
When to Give the Gut Some TLC
Common Roots of GI Problems
Downstream Effects of GI Distress
Mind-Body-Gut Connections
How Long Does Healing Take?
2  Basic Herbal Concepts
How Herbs Support Digestion
Energetics
Herb Safety
Listen to Your Body
Section 2: Digestion and Elimination
3  Anatomy and Function
Upper GI Tract: Break It Down (Digestion)
Lower GI Tract: Absorb or Eliminate It
4  Herbs to Enhance and Stimulate Digestion
Herbal Action: Bitter
   Artichoke Leaf
   Dandelion and Chicory
   Bitter Recipes
Herbal Action: Relaxing Bitter
   Chamomile
   Catnip
   Lemon Balm
   Wood Betony
   Relaxing Bitter Recipes
Herbal Action: Carminative
   Fennel
   Dill
   Mints
   Ginger
   Korean Licorice Mint and Anise Hyssop
   Holy Basil/Tulsi
   Carminative Recipes
Herbal Action: Sour
   Vinegar
   Schizandra
   Sour Recipes
5  A Good Poop
Bowel Movements: What's "Normal"?
Ensuring Healthy Bowel Movements
Fabulous Fiber
When You Need a Bigger Push
Herbal Action: Colon Modulator
   Yellow Dock
Herbal Action: Astringent
   Cinnamon
   Rose
Moving Right Along: Motility and Spasm Support
6  Improving Microbiome Health
Microbiome Terminology
Build the Bugs: Microbiome Support
Did Probiotics or Prebiotics Make You Worse?
A Low-FODMAP Diet: Pros and Cons
Herbal Action: Antimicrobial
   Bee Balm, Oregano, and Thyme
   The Berberines
   Yarrow
   Elecampane
   Alder Bark
   Antimicrobial Recipes
Section 3: Soothe and Heal the Gut
7  Gut Repair
When and Why to Support Gut Repair
The Five R's of Gut Repair
Herbal Action: Demulcent
   Marshmallow
   Licorice Root and DGL
   Aloe Inner Gel
Herbal Action: Vulnerary
   Plantain
   Gotu Kola
   Meadowsweet
   Calendula
Additional Herbs That Support Gut Healing
Gut-Healing Recipes
8  Damage Control: GI Concerns
Fire in the Hole! Addressing Heartburn and GERD
Fire Within: Gastritis and Ulcers
Intestinal Permeability and "Leaky Gut"
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Thoughts on Disordered Eating
9  Food Allergies and Sensitivities
The Big Picture: Why We Develop Food Reactivity
Common and Less Common Food Reactions
The Slippery Slope
Identifying Food Allergies and Sensitivities
Avoid or Minimize?
Strategies That May Reduce Food Reactivity
Herbal Action: Allergy and Immune Modulators
   Nettle
   Reishi
10  Common Ailments and Diseases of the GI Tract
Constipation
Diarrhea
Dry Mouth
Dysbiosis
Dyspepsia (Sluggish Digestion)
Gallbladder Issues
Gas and Bloating
Gastritis and Ulcers
Gastroparesis
H. pylori Infection
Heartburn and GERD
Hemorrhoids
Hiatal Hernia
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Leaky Gut (Intestinal Permeability)
Nausea
Nervous Indigestion
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
Glossary of Herbal Actions
Recipes
Appendix
   Assessment Tips
   Common GI Patterns
   Remedies at a Glance
   Taking, Harvesting, and Making Herbal Remedies
Resources
Index