Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine

Name: Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
ISBN: 9780241229446

by Andrew Chevallier

Why it's on the shelf

A large illustrated reference covering hundreds of herbs, their uses, and home remedies. Good for identification and preparation.

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Thomas Bartram

An A-to-Z reference of herbs and the conditions they've traditionally been used for. Dense, best as a lookup book.

Penelope Ody

A photo-rich introduction to common medicinal herbs and how they're prepared. A friendly first herbal reference.

Andy MacKinnon, Linda J. Kershaw, Patrick Owen

A photo guide to wild food and medicine plants across Canada, with notes on toxic look-alikes.

Linda Kershaw

Wild food and medicine plants of the Rockies, with poisonous species flagged.