Medicinal Wines and Elixirs | Christophe Bernard

Since ancient Egypt, humans have used wines to capture the flavors and properties of plants. Then came the still and stronger alcohols, allowing for better plant extraction and leading to the creation of health elixirs. Wines and alcohols therefore provide us with the ideal base to create drinks full of life, combining taste and therapeutic aspects, and immortalizing the properties of plants over time. Always consume in moderation, of course! In this book, you will learn in a fun way how to make these ancestral beverages, using simple but quality kitchen equipment and ingredients. These concoctions will brighten up your family aperitifs and amaze your friends, who will discover that they can not only surprise the palate but also gently relieve minor ailments! Author Christophe Bernard is an herbalist and naturopath. A big enthusiast, he knows and loves medicinal plants in all their forms, from seed to cup! He harvests them in the wild, cultivates them in the garden, transforms them to better understand them, and recommends them in the context of naturopathic consultations. He writes for several magazines specializing in plants and well-being. Christophe obtained his herbalist diploma in the United States at the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine. You can find him on his blog http://www.altheaprovence.com.