
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Reader's Digest Essential Book of Herbs
About this book
A full color illustrated guide to growing and using herbs to enhance your health and your cooking. This beautifully illustrated, complete guide to herbs unlocks the secrets of these wonder plantsâfrom planting and harvesting to cooking and storingâincluding their health benefits. Now you can discover the joy and pleasure of growing your own herbsâfor spicing up meals, creating crafts, treating ailments, and more. In this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated herbal guide you'll find information on their history, cultivation, propagation, and harvesting, along with a wealth of great ideas for using herbs everyday in a variety of ways. This guide unravels the mysteries of these versatile plants, with savvy tips and simple formulas for maximizing their powers. Did you know? ¡ Mint can repel ants, flies, mice, and moths ¡ Garlic can seriously lower cholesterol ¡ Chives, fennel, tarragon, thyme, oregano, and winter savory are perennials ¡ Rosemary was used in the Middle Ages for its tranquilizing effects, and it is still a digestion aid
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Publisherâs Notice
- Herb Directory
- Gardening
- Herbal Medicine
- Acknowledgments
- Photography Credits
- Copyright