Hot Pants: Do-It-Yourself Gynecology and Herbal Remedies
Get their laws off your reproductive health
Hot Pants, long an underground classic and now available in a gorgeous new edition, offers great basic sexual health information along with tried and true herbal treatments for common gynecological problems. “Patriarchy sucks,” the authors begin. “It’s robbed us of our autonomy and much of our history. We believe it’s integral for women to be aware and in control of our own bodies.”
In that spirit, diagrams and herbal remedies teach you how to diagnose and heal many basic problems, including bladder infections, inducing your period, easing cramps and PMS, aphrodisiacs, and dealing with pregnancy. You’ll learn herbal remedies to ease every stage of your menstrual cycle. This book deserves a place next to your copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves.
Read on for a peek at the new edition of MCP classic Hot Pants: Do-It-Yourself Gynecology and Herbal Remedies by Isabelle Gauthier, Lisa Vinebaum, with JJ Pursell and Jennifer Baumgardner, available now from our site now or your local bookseller!
Patriarchy sucks. It’s robbed us of our autonomy and much of our history. We believe it’s integral for women to be aware and in control of our own bodies. The recipes we present here have been known and practiced for centuries, passed down from mother to daughter, and have survived the censorship of the witch hunts. Our intent is simple and practical: to help break away from the medical establishment’s tentacular grip on our bodies and our approaches to health and healing.
From anatomy to self-healing using herbs and massage, it is filled with easy recipes and remedies to conquer yeast infections, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), hormonal imbalances, late periods… a whole array of medicinal plants and nutritional information to arm us against abusive and negligent medical practices. A section on aphrodisiac plants has been added for your fancy.
Because the world of women’s health is vast and multifaceted, we had to prioritize the selection of material. We decided to focus on sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, and more specific gynecological problems as there is a lack of alternative literature on these subjects. Other aspects of women’s health (menopause, fertility, pregnancy, psychological aspects, etc…), while
extremely important, are too exhaustive for us to cover here.
Bear in mind that staying healthy depends on good nutriotion and lifestyle, even in matters such as STIs. Poverty, abuse and living in a crazed society make us easy targets for all kinds of unwanted invaders—including the medical establishment.
Hot Pants is the English adaptation of C’est toujours chaud dans les culottes des filles (originally published in Canada in 1995, and expanded and refined over time to be the translated text you’re reading now). This book is an introduction to basic herbal therapy; it’s a manner of getting to know different medicinal plants and their properties, and figuring out which ones work best for each of us.
Want to take care of yourself, support community health, and break free from the patriarchy’s domination of gynecological care? Hot Pants: Do-It-Yourself Gynecology and Herbal Remedies by Isabelle Gauthier and Lisa Vinebaum, with JJ Pursell and Jennifer Baumgardner, is now available from our site or your favorite indie bookstore!