The remedies your grandmother knew by heart, written down at last.

THE HEDGEROW APOTHECARY

200 simple remedies from the herbs in your cupboard, garden and hedgerow, each with why it was used, how to make it and when not to.

The Hedgerow Apothecary on a kitchen worktop with elderflowers and rosehip syrup
The Hedgerow Apothecary on a kitchen worktop with elderflowers and rosehip syrup

200 remedies · 30 herbs explained · Around 40 ailment guides

A real printed book, posted to you. Not a PDF, not an app.

A woman making rosehip syrup in her kitchen
A woman making rosehip syrup in her kitchen

Remember when every little ailment had an answer in the kitchen?

A sore throat meant hot honey and lemon on a tray. A splinter meant a warm bread poultice and a plaster. A winter cold meant a spoonful of rosehip syrup before school.

Somewhere along the way, most of us lost the thread.

Now it's a search online that turns up a hundred answers and none you trust, or a shelf of American books full of cups and ingredients you've never seen in Tesco.

The Hedgerow Apothecary puts Grandmother's remedies back in one place, written for a British kitchen.

1. Find what's bothering you

Look it up in the Index by Ailment, or turn to the chapter: colds, throats, digestion, sleep, aches, skin and more.

2. See the herbs she reached for

Each chapter opens with the five or six herbs most used for it, with Grandmother's first choice marked.

3. Understand why

Thirty herb profiles explain how each plant was used, and what research says where there is any.

4. Make it, and take care

Step-by-step remedies in British measures, each with a note on medicines, pregnancy, children and when to see your GP.

How it works

Find what's bothering you. See what Grandmother reached for. Make it with what you have.

What changes

Instead of

A hundred answers online and none you trust.
Herbs in the cupboard you only use for Sunday lunch.
Recipes in cups and Fahrenheit.
Wondering if something is safe for you.

You get

One trusted book, organised by what's bothering you.
The reason behind every herb.
Grams, millilitres and Celsius.
A "Take care" note on every remedy.

Every remedy tells you when not to use it.

Some herbs don't mix with certain medicines. Some aren't for pregnancy or for young children. Some ailments need your GP, not a remedy.

Every page in The Hedgerow Apothecary says so plainly, in a "Take care" box at the end of each remedy. Grandmother had common sense. So does this book.

Inside: Herbs for Sore Throats, with a pencil note
Inside: Herbs for Sore Throats, with a pencil note

Take a look inside

  • Inside: Herbs for Sore Throats and the Elder profile

    The herb profiles and the ailment guides. Elder, the Queen of the Hedgerow, beside the five herbs Grandmother reached for first for a sore throat.

  • Inside: Grandmother's Bread Poultice and Rosehip Syrup

    The remedies. Grandmother's Bread Poultice for a stubborn splinter, beside the wartime Rosehip Syrup.

  • The Hedgerow Apothecary open at the Elder herb profile and Elderberry Winter Syrup

    Elder, the Queen of the Hedgerow, beside Grandmother's Elderberry Winter Syrup. Every herb profile leads you to the remedies made with it.

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    You remember your mum or gran's remedies and wish you'd written them down.

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    You grow a few herbs, or would like to, and want to know what to do with them.

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    You like to try something simple at home for life's little ailments.

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    You want to understand why a remedy was used, not just follow a recipe.

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    You want a book with clear safety notes, not wild promises.

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    You'd like a book to pass down one day.

    This book is for you if...

    What it isn't. It isn't a cure, a diet plan or a replacement for your GP. It's a book of traditional home remedies, written to be used with common sense.

    • The Hedgerow Apothecary, a real spiral-bound printed book

    The Hedgerow Apothecary: Physical Book, 200 Simple Recipes & Remedies for Everyday Ailments.

    The Hedgerow Apothecary: Physical Book, 200 Simple Recipes & Remedies for Everyday Ailments.

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    The Hedgerow Apothecary, a real spiral-bound printed book

    The Hedgerow Apothecary: Physical Book, 200 Simple Recipes & Remedies for Everyday Ailments.

    £27.99
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    A5, spiral-bound so it lies flat, full colour on thick 150 gsm paper. Printed and posted to you. Not a download, not an app, not a subscription.

    Printed in the UK and posted straight to your door. Pay with Shop Pay, Apple Pay or Klarna.

    Use the book for 30 days from the day it arrives. If it isn't for you, send it back and we'll refund the full price you paid. You only pay the return postage.

    The Hedgerow Year: what to pick, month by month, in a British garden and lane. Emailed as soon as you order.

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    A remedy book, not a recipe book.

    Every herb gets its own profile: what it is, how Grandmother used it, what modern research says where there is any, and how to use it safely.

    Every chapter opens with the five or six herbs she reached for first. And every remedy ends with a "Take care" note.

    The remedies themselves are syrups, gargles, steams, balms, compresses and poultices, made with what is already in the cupboard.

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    200 remedies

    For the everyday ailments of every season.

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    30 herbs explained

    What each one is, and why it was used.

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    Around 40 ailment guides

    Grandmother's first choice, at a glance.

    Grandmother's remedies, gathered in one book.

    Find what's bothering you, see what she reached for, and make it with what's already in the cupboard.

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    Why Grandmother never washed her elderflowers, and what you lose if you do.

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    The wartime spoonful British children picked from the hedgerows, and how to make it in an afternoon.

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    The herb by the back door that was reached for first at the start of a sore throat.

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    The hedgerow berry you must never eat raw, and the simple step that makes it safe.

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    What a slice of white bread and a splash of warm milk were used for in almost every British home.

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    Which everyday herbs don't mix with common medicines, and what to ask your pharmacist.

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    Why fewer than one in four remedies in this book is a cup of tea.

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    The seven ways to make a remedy at home, and the one piece of kit you'll use for nearly all of them.

    Inside, you'll find out:

    Ten chapters, by body system

    • Colds, Coughs and the Winter Months
    • Sore Throats and Chests
    • Digestion and the Stomach
    • Sleep, Calm and Low Moods
    • Headaches and a Busy Mind
    • Aches, Joints and Tired Feet
    • Skin, Hands and Little Cuts
    • Bladder and Kidney Comfort
    • Women's Wellbeing and the Menopause Years
    • Personal Care and the Natural Home

    Plus 30 herb profiles, The Hedgerow Year, an Index by Ailment and an Index by Herb.

    Grandmother's remedies, kept in your kitchen again.

    Picture the cupboard: a bottle of rosehip syrup you made in October, a jar of sage honey, each one labelled in your own hand.

    £27.99, printed in the UK and posted to your door, with the 30-Day Kitchen Table Guarantee.

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    200 remedies

    For the everyday ailments of every season, from the first winter sniffle to summer's nettle stings.

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    30 herb profiles

    So you understand why each plant was used, not just how to use it.

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    Around 40 ailment guides

    So you can see Grandmother's first choice at a glance.

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    Two indexes

    By ailment and by herb, so you find the right page in seconds.

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    Seven ways to make a remedy

    From syrups and gargles to balms and poultices, explained once and used throughout.

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    A "Take care" note on every remedy

    So you know when a remedy isn't right for you, and when to see your GP.

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    British measures and ingredients

    Nothing to convert, nothing to order from abroad, and space for your own notes.

    What you get

    Free with your book: The Hedgerow Year

    A month-by-month guide to what Grandmother picked in a British garden and lane, and what she made with it. From nettles in March to rosehips after the first frost.

    It's emailed as soon as you order. No app, no account, no password.

    Free with the book.

    The Hedgerow Year, free with the book
    The Hedgerow Year, free with the book

    A proper book, made to be used.

    A5, the size of a kitchen notebook. Spiral-bound, so it lies flat open on the worktop while you work.

    Thick 150 gsm paper, full colour throughout. Printed in the UK.

    Two hands holding The Hedgerow Apothecary spiral-bound book
    Two hands holding The Hedgerow Apothecary spiral-bound book

    £27.99 for 200 remedies

    About 14p a remedy.

    You can look remedies up online. You'll find a hundred answers, many from other countries, few with safety notes, and none you can keep open on the worktop.

    This book gathers Grandmother's remedies into one place, in British measures, each with the reason behind it and its own safety note.

    Made by a publisher, not a personality

    The Printed Kitchen is a British publisher of practical books for the kitchen. There's no guru here and nobody selling you a lifestyle.

    Everything is written for a British home: grams, millilitres, Celsius, and ingredients from an ordinary supermarket, a health food shop, the garden or the hedgerow.

    And the book is straight with you about the evidence. Where research supports a traditional use, it says so. Where it doesn't, it says that too.

    Rosehip Syrup page with handwritten notes
    Rosehip Syrup page with handwritten notes
    30-Day Kitchen Table Guarantee
    30-Day Kitchen Table Guarantee

    The 30-Day Kitchen Table Guarantee

    Thirty days, from the day it arrives. Use the book. If it isn't for you, send it back within 30 days of receiving it and we'll refund the full price you paid. You only pay the return postage.

    This is on top of your legal rights, not instead of them.

    Your questions, answered

    No. It's a book of traditional home remedies, with the reason each herb was used and what research says where there is any. It's not a replacement for your GP or pharmacist, and every remedy has a "Take care" note telling you when to ask one.

    Yes, and that's why every remedy has a safety note. Some herbs don't mix with certain medicines; the book tells you which, and when to check with your pharmacist first.

    Almost everything comes from a UK supermarket, a health food shop, your garden or the hedgerow. Measures are in grams, millilitres and Celsius.

    No. Fewer than one in four remedies is a drink. You'll also find syrups, gargles, steams, balms, compresses, poultices, bath soaks and more.

    Yes. A5, spiral-bound so it lies flat, printed and posted to you from the UK. You'll also get The Hedgerow Year, a free picking guide, by email as soon as you order.

    Your book is printed in the UK and posted straight to your door. You'll get your tracking number as soon as it's on its way.

    Some remedies are, many aren't. Each remedy says so clearly, and honey is never suitable for babies under 12 months.

    Send the book back within 30 days of receiving it and we'll refund the full price you paid. You cover the return postage. This is on top of your legal rights.

    The Hedgerow Apothecary

    200 Simple Recipes & Remedies for Everyday Ailments.

    Everything that comes with your book

    The Hedgerow Apothecary, A5 printed book, spiral-bound, full colour
    200 remedies, 30 herb profiles and around 40 ailment guides
    An Index by Ailment and an Index by Herb
    The Hedgerow Year, free, emailed as soon as you order
    The 30-Day Kitchen Table Guarantee

    All of it: £27.99.

    Grandmother's remedies, kept in your kitchen again.

    ADD TO BASKET · £27.99