The Complete And Authoritative Guide To More Than 500 Herbs, with over 275 line drawings.
Astonishingly comprehensive, this encyclopedia of important herbs contains over 500 powerful plants known to heal, maintain wellness and enhance your life. An in-depth reference packed with information, 'The Herb Book' describes plant extracts favoured by native healers alongside instructions for using today's "miracle" herbs such as St Johnswort, black cohosh, wild yam, and bilberry.
This exceptional volume prized by both serious practitioners and lay readers includes medicinal uses of plants, spices and healthful seasonings, vitamins and minerals from plant sources, household applications, herbal beverages, wines and beers, plant dyes, breath sweeteners and mouthwashes, herbs for hydro- and aromatherapy, soap substitutes, natural calmatives and tranquilizers, herb legends and lore . . . and more!
