Medical Reference, Herbal Medicine, Gardening Folklore, Myth & Symbolism, Health - Reference, Herb Gardening, Natural Healing & Medicine, Botany - General & Miscellaneous, Folklore & Mythology - By Subject, Ethnology, Herbs, Spices & Condiments - Cooking

A Modern Herbal, Vol. 1

Name: A Modern Herbal, Vol. 1
Author: Margaret Grieve
ISBN: 9780486227986

by Margaret Grieve, C. F. Leyel

Available on Bookshop Write a review

Books.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.

Overview

Volume 1 of the fullest, most exact, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, much else. Indispensable to serious reader. "There is not one page of this enchanting book which does not contain something to interest." — Spectator. Total in set: 161 illustrations.

Synopsis

Volume 1 of the fullest, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, more. 161 illustrations.