Bibliograph

The gardener's companion to medicinal plants, an A-Z of healing plants and home remedies, Monique Simmonds, Melanie-Jayne Howes and Jason Irving

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The gardener's companion to medicinal plants, an A-Z of healing plants and home remedies, Monique Simmonds, Melanie-Jayne Howes and Jason Irving

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The gardener's companion to medicinal plants

Oclc number

970692658

Responsibility statement

Monique Simmonds, Melanie-Jayne Howes and Jason Irving

Sub title

an A-Z of healing plants and home remedies

Summary

"The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants is a beautifully illustrated giftable gardening reference book, which combines exquisite botanical illustrations with practical self-help projects. Every day sees a discovery in the press about the new uses of plants, and it's certain that most of our most important drugs are derived from plants. From willow (used to procure aspirin) to periwinkle (used in chemotherapy to treat lymphoma) many common garden plants have provided cures in modern medicine. In this book readers can discover more than 200 life-saving plants and 25 home-grown remedies to make themselves. Each home cure is described and illustrated with step-by-step photographs to show how you can be a gardener and heal yourself."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Plant A-Z -- Recipes -- The world of medicinal plants

Target audience

general

resource.variantTitle

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Classification