- Paperback: 84 pages
- Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers; New edition edition (16 Jan 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844830063
- ISBN-13: 978-1844830060
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 14 x 2.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,440,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An illustrated and comprehensive guide to herbalism, this book traces the histories of medicinal plants in different cultures, with special emphasis on their collection, their cultivation, their uses, their symbolism, and the roles they play in a vast spectrum of traditions and beliefs.
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A 1 Pound Book Jam-Packed With Information, 16 Jan 2009
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184 pp, with over 250 color illustrations, a glossary, a bibliography, a plant index, and a general index.
"A richly illustrated and uniquely comprehensive guide to herbalism, this book traces the histories of medicinal plants in different cultures, with special emphasis on their collection, their cultivation, their uses, their symbolism, and the roles they play in a vast spectrum of traditions and beliefs.
- specially commissioned botanical artworks...including art, artefacts, plant portraits, and documentary photos....
- ...information on gathering, storage, preparation, current usage, and properties...
- explores herbal healing around the world, with a special section on healing in the East...."
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