The Herb Almanac - A seasonal guide to medicinal plants

A seasonal guide to medicinal plants

The Herb Almanac is a beautiful and accessible seasonal guide to herbalism. 

Discover the best times of the year for growing specific healing herbs and also when and how to forage for wild medicine, such as water mint, St John's Wort, hawthorn berries and rosehips. Recipes are included for how to use these herbs, along with folklore stories from herb wives and hedge witches, the meanings behind their names and the history of how these natural medicines were discovered.

There are plenty of tips for how to create your own medicinal herb garden, even with just a few pots, along with a biodynamic guide for sowing, planting and harvesting. 

Including detailed hand-drawn line illustrations to help deepen your understanding, The Herb Almanac is the perfect gift for any nature lover.

About the author

Tucked away beside the River Thames, Chelsea Physic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in London and houses around 5,000 different medicinal, herbal, edible and useful plants - a living library dedicated to healing with plants. Medicinal plants have been grown at the Garden since the 17th century, a tradition continued in the present day with displays of medicinal and herbal species used globally in the past, present and potentially in the future.

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Summary

The perfect gift for herb lovers

Foreword

The perfect gift for herb lovers

Product details

• Authors: Chelsea Physic Garden, Chelsea Physic Garden, CPG Enterprises Ltd
• Publisher: Aster
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.10.2021
• EAN: 9781783254590
• ISBN: 978-1-78325-459-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 200 mm x 16 mm
• Series: The Almanac; CPG
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Holistic medicine; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / General, NATURE / Plants / General, HEALTH & FITNESS / Herbal Medications, REFERENCE / Almanacs, COOKING / Seasonal, GARDENING / Essays & Narratives, COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Herbs, Spices, Condiments, GARDENING / Reference, NATURE / Weather, NATURE / Seasons, Cooking with herbs & spices, Natural and wild gardening, Container gardening, Gardening: herbs, Natural & wild gardening, Gardening with native plants, Traditional medicine and herbal remedies, Traditional medicine & herbal remedies