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Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide (2012)

by Rosemary Gladstar(Favorite Author)

4.5 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1612120059 (ISBN13: 9781612120058)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Storey Publishing

review 1: This was my first book about herbalism and I am pleasantly surprised. For one, the layout is really beautiful and modern, with lots of full color photos, unlike many of the older herbalism books that I looked at at the library. Especially for beginners I think it is very nice to have a book that is not too heavy on the text.The beginning of the book is dedicated to making different herbal medicines, like tinctures, infusions and even herbal pills. The remaining part of the book (about three quarters) is dedicated to 33 differents herbs and spices, including a description of their medical properties and some recipes to try at home. Most of these are common herbs one can easily find at the health food store.What I enjoyed very much was that a lot of the recipes contain only ... more3-5 ingredients. If you are a beginner herbalist you don't want to have to buy ten different herbs just to make one formula.So far I made the Dandelion Burdock Tincture for the liver and I plan on trying the Cayenne Rub next.I really don't see anything wrong with this book and would recommend it to every beginner interedted in learning the basics of makinf one's own herbal medicine.
review 2: good information on basic herbal preparations such as teas, tinctures, salves, homemade pills, syrups and oils. also a very basic guide to growing, harvesting and drying herbs. individual profiles of 33 herbs, 9 of which are kitchen standards and 24 common, wild growing plants, and their benefits. includes recipes for dishes and medicinal preparations for each plant. a solid book with multiple application plants that may satisfy all normal needs without resorting to more exotic plants. less

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