- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing (Aug 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1564584968
- ISBN-13: 978-1564584960
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.2 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,747,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'd be very interested to know what the other reviewers actually use this book for. As a field guide it lacks essential information about habitat, botanical description, distribution etc'. As a herb guide it says almost nothing about, doseage, contra-indications, key constituents etc'. For example it is irresponsible to refer to Juniper for treating cystitis without mentioning that it is specifically contra-indicated in kidney disease and should never be used during pregnancy. The geographic spread and climatic range of the book also make it impossible to use. If you live in a temperate zone, you don't want to wade though pages and pages of irrelevant information on tropical trees before you get to Witch Hazel or Oak. Essentially, there is no coding by flower colour, which means you have to wade through the whole book to identify anything. Utterly, totally useless! If you want a proper field guide buy something like 'Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe' Aichele and Schwegler' which does everything this book doesn't. If you are looking for a medical herb guide try 'The New Holistic Herbal' by David Hoffman.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The strength of this book lies with the excellent pictures that enable the reader to identify herbs. Compact and easily used. Usual good quality that one may expect from DK.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
INCREDIBLE BOOK, one flaw
10 Sep 1999
Format:Paperback
This book is one of the very best field guides to medicinal herbs. A must have for serious herbalists of all levels. The photos are absolutely spectacular! The one flaw: the book is not easy to use as an identifier unless you are pretty sure of what the plants name is already, because the book is organized by name mainly. But, if you know the name of the plant you are looking for then there is no better book. Email the publisher telling them to reorganize this book so that it is more versatile as a field guide. The planet needs this book. I'm serious, it's that good.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The Best
9 Mar 2005
Format:Turtleback
I'm an avid reader oh herbal lore and gardening.This is the most informative book I've yet seen. This book has color photos and detailed descriptions for over 700 herbs. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in herbs.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
best field guide for identification
15 Dec 2003
Format:Turtleback
this book along with "edible wild plants:a north american field guide" by thomas elias and "a field guide to medicinal plants and herbs: of eastern and central north america" by james a. duke will provide all the information necessary for positive identification. cross referencing the various photos and other information leaves no doubt.
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