Why Herbs Work
Roger Tabor(Author)
Frances Lincoln (Publisher)
Published on 7. March 2002
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-7112-1708-9 (ISBN)
Description
Herbs are powerful and they are fashionable - as remedies and medicines, as essential ingredients in modern cuisine, as decorative and useful plants for the garden. Herbs can cure headaches and heal wounds, add exciting or subtle flavouring to food, act as insecticides - and this book tells you how and why. Most popular herbals simply offer a range of recipes or remedies: Why Herbs Work explains the active ingredients in herbs and the effect of these on our physiology, for example the tannins in yarrow that can be used to heal wounds, or the salicylic acid in white willow, which forms the basis of the painkiller aspirin. Concentrating on the 150 most useful herbs, it takes a holistic approach, integrating all aspects of cultivation and use. With growing and preservation advice, precise recipes and useful tips, it shows how you can apply herbs: in cookery, to improve taste and maximise good health; in medicine, as first aid and to prevent and treat a range of common conditions, from sore throats to viral illnesses, and to boost the immune system; as natural cosmetics and as essential oils for relaxation or invigoration.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Illustrations
250 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 251 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-1708-9 (9780711217089)
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Person
Roger Tabor is a member of the Institute of Biology, Chairman of the British Naturalists' Association, a Fellow of the Linnean Society, and has lectured on plants for more than 20 years. He began his TV career co-presenting the BBC's Animal Magic, and has also written, produced and presented programmes in the UK and USA including the BBC TV series Cats. His books include Roger Tabor's Cat Behaviour and the bestselling Understanding Cats.