- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Random House Inc (P) (Sep 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0679732136
- ISBN-13: 978-0679732136
- Product Dimensions: 29 x 21.1 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,794,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The indispensable new reference book for every herb enthusiast
With over 400 plants illustrated in full color, this is the most comprehensive photographic guide to herbs and plants grown all over the world for their culinary and medicinal properties.
Included are descriptions of the plants' distinctive features for identification, botanical information showing where each is found, and how to grow it or gather it from the wild. The text relates the history of the plant, describes its traditional uses in cooking, medicine, or cosmetics, and where appropriate details modem research supporting long-held beliefs about the effectiveness of the plant.
With over 400 plants illustrated in full color, this is the most comprehensive photographic guide to herbs and plants grown all over the world for their culinary and medicinal properties.
Included are descriptions of the plants' distinctive features for identification, botanical information showing where each is found, and how to grow it or gather it from the wild. The text relates the history of the plant, describes its traditional uses in cooking, medicine, or cosmetics, and where appropriate details modem research supporting long-held beliefs about the effectiveness of the plant.
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As usual Roger Philips (and this time with others)uses photography that catches the herbs (set out in medical, culinary, as well as dyes, and other uses) in their natural habitat, as well as in some of the finished products (like cooking etc). Useful tips, recipes, history, uses etc covered for many common and not-so-common herbs. I have to say that Roger Philips research is excellent. If you've ever bought any of the other books from this series and were pleased with them, you certainly will with this one too!
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