A Modern Herbal: The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic, and Economic Properties, Cultivation, and Folklore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi, Shrubs, and Trees with All Their Modern Scientific Uses

If youre wondering how Golden Rod Ragwort and Devils Bit got their names how Dandelion can be used to treat liver disorders or how Horseradish staves off scurvy look no further than A Modern Herbal. This modern reboot of the medieval herbal improves upon its predecessors with meticulously researched scientific support and pages of recorded folklore about each entry. Encyclopedic in coverage A Modern Herbal covers every herb grass shrub fungus and tree you can think of from to Abscess Root to Zedoary. Building on the traditional herbal which combines folklore about the plants their medicinal properties anatomies and botanical classification Mrs. Greives has compiled a one-of-a-kind encyclopedia of more than 800 varieties of plants. The entries are neatly and thoroughly filled with seemingly boundless amounts of information on cultivation methods chemical constituents dosages preparations of extracts tinctures and foods as well as cosmetic properties and beautiful detailed illustrations. Also included are hundreds of recipes for lotions ointments sauces wines vinegars brandies and prescriptions for tonics and liniments to combat just about any ailment. "There is not one page of this enchanting book which does not contain something to interest the common reader as well as the serious student...regarded simply as a history of flowers it adds to the joys of the country." - B.E. Todd Spectator