Shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Food Book of the Year Award 2020
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
In this accessible and easy to use manual,horticultural expert,former Gardener's World presenter and Guardian columnist,Alys Fowler,shows how to take control of your health by adopting a more natural lifestyle.
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.
With guides for how to use and grow over 100 herbs - 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.
Offering a fusion of botanical,practical,cultural and historical information, A Modern Herbal reveals how common herbs are the simple,cleansing way to better health and happiness.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241368336Number of pages: 304Weight: 900 gDimensions: 234 x 178 x 30 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Informative and enthusiastic'- i Paper
'An important and accessible herbal for the 21st century...this book provides plenty of practical growing advice...Her extensive experience as a hands-on gardener gives this book added weight...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'- Gardens Illustrated
Alys Fowler
A gardener,author and journalist,Alys Fowler is a regular contributor to the Guardian and Gardener's World and is the author of books on gardening,food and nature,including: The Edible Garden,The Thrifty Gardener,Plant Love and Hidden Nature.
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