The Complete Illustrated Book of Herbs
by Editors Of Reader's Digest
Mem. Ed. $22.49
Pub. Ed. $30.00
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The Complete Illustrated Book of Herbs
Sure, herbs are indispensable in the kitchen, but did you know that they can be used myriad ways to improve practically every aspect of your life? The folks at Reader’s Digest® do, and they reveal everything you could ever want to know about using herbs to their best effect in The Complete Illustrated Book of Herbs: • learn how to grow and store herbs for maximum benefit • discover which herbs have healing properties, and the best ways to use them • revitalize dry skin with body scrubs, splashes and cosmetics • beautify your home with fabulous craft ideas and cleaning agents. It’s just not possible to find a more comprehensive guide to cooking, crafting and healing with herbs than this one! 1,000 color photos and illustrations.
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association ( February 19, 2009 )
Item #: 98-3570
ISBN: 9780762107964
Product Weight: 73.0 ounces
just a little gift for my daughters friend
November 07, 2009
I bought this book for my daughters best friend.But when i started reading it i almost kept it for myself. I have a lot of books on herbs but none that are step by step with really cool pictures on how to do everything. I will buy myself a copy soon. But i am glad i got it for her. She loved it.
Reviewer: amy k
Worth the cost! Practical information!
September 11, 2009
So informative and covers every aspect of herbs and its uses. Pictures and definitions are easy to understand even for the novice! Fantastic gift and more than worth the cost.
Reviewer: Dottie
Incredibly Informative
August 19, 2009
I was extremely pleased and more than pleasantly surprised when I opened this book and found out that it is truly a digest of all things herb! Not only does it give page by page listings of the numerous herbs themselves, it gives an abundance of unique and useful information about these herbs' varying histories, medicinial qualities, instructions for growing, various garden plans, recipes, and even home cleaning, beauty, and craft ideas. Normally I would take a book like this and simply display it on a shelf, (it is both beautiful inside and out) but I definitely want to read this one a little more in depth and will be more than happy to refer to it frequently!
Reviewer: Courtney
Complete Illistrated Book of Herbs
July 07, 2009
I purchased this book for my dau-in-law as a birthday gift and when it arrived we reviewed it together.....loved it so much that it will be my next purchase for myself. I was especially interested in the herbal health remedies and felt it was very well organized and informative.
Reviewer: Barbara
The Big Book of Plant Trivia
June 28, 2009
I was hoping that this book would provide me with practical information for growin and utilizing garden herbs. I was disspointed.
Many plnts mentioned throughout the book are not herbs. In both the health and beauty section you are referred to buying expensive comercial products and not utilizing items from you garden. A recipe for deodorant utilize $50 neroli oil.
The crafts include lack luster sachets.
The gardening section provides little information on herb specific issues but rather goes over soil properties. This information can be found in any general gardening book.
The book is rich with plant trivia, however. The reader will find the history of plant usages which include an extensive sidebar article on the poppy industry.
While I liked the practical recipes in the green cleaning chapter. This information does not merit the cost of the book.
Reviewer: Mary
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