A Modern Herbal

<p><b>THE BEST GARDENING BOOKS OF THE YEAR - <i>GARDENS ILLUSTRATED</i></b><br><b><br>'Informative and enthusiastic'</b><i> i Paper</i><br><b><br>PLANT-BASED MEDICINE FOR A CALMER, HEALTHIER LIFE</b><br><br> <i>It's easy to turn to the pharmacy when we're stressed, sick or feeling under the weather, but what if you turned to your garden instead?</i><br><br>In this <b>accessible and easy to use</b> manual, horticultural expert, former Gardener's World presenter and <i>Guardian </i>columnist, Alys Fowler, shows how to take control of your health by adopting a more natural lifestyle. <br><br> For thousands of years, people who had no access to clinical medicine knew how to boost their well-being by using the ingredients they found in plants. Herbs are the people's medicine; often freely available and abundant, they are ready and waiting to be plucked from around you to soothe and heal your body and mind.<br><br> With guides for <b>how to use and grow over 100 herbs</b> - for example how to use fennel for indigestion, camomile for anxiety and nettle for hayfever - you'll soon be heading into the garden, rather than opening the medicine cabinet. <br><br> Offering a fusion of botanical, practical, cultural and historical information, A Modern Herbal reveals how common herbs are <b>the simple, cleansing way to better health and happiness.</b><br><br><b>'An important and accessible herbal for the 21st century . . . For anyone delving into herbs for the first time or those who want to broaden their herbal repertoire in the garden and home, this book is much needed'</b> <i>Gardens Illustrated</i><br><br><b>AS SEEN IN THE <i>GUARDIAN</i><br></b></p> <p><b>THE BEST GARDENING BOOKS OF THE YEAR - <i>GARDENS ILLUSTRATED</i></b><br><b><br>'Informative and enthusiastic'</b><i> i Paper</i><br><b><br>PLANT-BASED MEDICINE FOR A CALMER, HEALTHIER LIFE</b><br><br> <i>It's easy to turn to the pharmacy when we're stressed, sick or feeling under the weather, but what if you turned to your garden instead?</i><br><br>In this <b>accessible and easy to use</b> manual, horticultural expert, former Gardener's World presenter and <i>Guardian </i>columnist, Alys Fowler, shows how to take control of your health by adopting a more natural lifestyle. <br><br> For thousands of years, people who had no access to clinical medicine knew how to boost their well-being by using the ingredients they found in plants. Herbs are the people's medicine; often freely available and abundant, they are ready and waiting to be plucked from around you to soothe and heal your body and mind.<br><br> With guides for <b>how to use and grow over 100 herbs</b> - for example how to use fennel for indigestion, camomile for anxiety and nettle for hayfever - you'll soon be heading into the garden, rather than opening the medicine cabinet. <br><br> Offering a fusion of botanical, practical, cultural and historical information, A Modern Herbal reveals how common herbs are <b>the simple, cleansing way to better health and happiness.</b><br><br><b>'An important and accessible herbal for the 21st century . . . For anyone delving into herbs for the first time or those who want to broaden their herbal repertoire in the garden and home, this book is much needed'</b> <i>Gardens Illustrated</i><br><br><b>AS SEEN IN THE <i>GUARDIAN</i><br></b></p>