Herbal Handbook

<p><strong><em>Herbal Handbook</em> is a charming, information-packed guide to 51 herbs and their uses illustrated with rare botanical art from the renowned archives of The New York Botanical Garden.</strong><br /><br />Did you know that woodruff was used as a room freshener in the Middle Ages; that crushed bergamot leaves can soothe bee stings; and that dried fenugreek seeds were found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen?<br /><br />Herbs are magical, and their uses myriad. Inside the <em>Herbal Handbook</em> are fifty-one herbs portrayed in words and rare botanical art curated by experts at The New York Botanical Garden. Some, like saffron, are treasured and rare; others, like purslane, grow by the roadside. They all have a place in the garden, in the kitchen, in the bed or the bath. Use the <em>Herbal Handbook</em> to explore their history, how to grow them, and how they were used in the past and present. Then bring them into your daily life; each herb's profile offers a recipe or project highlighting its unique properties.<br /><br />So cleanse your face with calendula when you wake up, sip a bergamot tea at breakfast, have a lovage tuna sandwich for lunch, and mix a caraway cocktail at the end of the day. Let <em>Herbal Handbook</em> delight your senses as they have done to others for thousands of years.</p>