The Complete Illustrated Book of Herbs: Growing, Health and Beauty, Cooking, Crafts

382 Pages·2009·41.58 MB·English

by  Editors of Reader's Digest

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Contents
6
Introduction
8
Herdbi roecryt
An A-LO-gZu idteo m or·teh anl0 0h erbs
andt hev ariowuasy st ou ,e them
140
Gardening
Informatoinog nr oi\\n gh erb ueces,f ully.
fromb act..·a rdt o\ \ilnocwsill
Herbmaeld icine 176
Herbarle mecltiocb oosgte neral hcallh
andw ell-beainndgt reacto mmona ilment'
Naturbaela uty 240
Bodya ncble autt�r eatmenttocs l eaen
andp amperu.s inhge rbasn ccls enlioaill
Arountdh r 282
Fmm 1-.itchetnosb athroomfsr.o mc lollws
top et.s.t .h eh erbalo,l uliotnh at\ \!.o.rl Jrst
Craft 298
Contcmp(m.lfa·n�dt raclilpiroonjaelc tthsa t
arcc a,J t oc laon fllm clt�o l oolat..
Cookin£1 326
LklicioHuiHm,p lrce ciptehsa stl lm\case
hcr'aInJcssl p irefsi 'Oamr otttnh(el' 'o rl(l
Index
384
Inturcotdion
li'll'ihcslh Hee' n u sc·f<ort! h ousanodfy eartso fl mo ra n<I
m·�c'r\llo'o dU.' l'acilllm en\t\sa.lo 'ff(p le sta�n dd iseases.
n'slwtni l<el larn.dd ecoraatnedC 'ncicol·uar l� i\IO'vSe.rL hr
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n:,tlllesg.e nda�n.df ol�lnre.
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lea\c>'>n-w)l lmci mportaanptp lica•.t Firoonm s malhle rb.
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ln'atsot altlr eeisnl usthr opircaailfn o rests. arteh ere
lilertahlolu)s anodfps l anatl 0\lC rt he\ O\rltdh at [)teOl ong
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anccll elicrieocui p.te h ipsr actirceafle regnucied teoh rrbs
isp acke\di\ l ihn formaatnicoilnl lLur at\\ei dt blel autiful
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IMPORTANNTO TEF ORO URR EADERS
Growihnegr bSso meh erbcsa nb ecomien vasivmea yab netd o xt1ocl ivestock.
Th11sn formahta1sbo ene gni vewnh erpeo ssibbultre e,g uladtioco hnasn ge from
timteo l imRee.a dearrsae d v1steod conlsouclpatll a nste rviicfte hse hya ve
anyc oncerns.
Herbal meWdhiiclitenh eec reatooftr hsi bso ohka vmea dee vereyf fotrobt e
as accurautpte o d aantades p ossimbeldei,ca anldp harmoalcogikcnaolw ledge
1Sc onstacnhtalnyg mRge.a dearrsae d visteocd o nsualq tu alimfeideidc al
spec1faolmrid sitv 1dual adv1ceev.e tnMh ooruegtohhv eaeyrr n,ea turhaelr,b s
contacihne miscuabls tatnhcaectsa ns omet1hmaevsme a rkesdi deef fecItfs .
useudn w1setlhyec,ya nb e toTxhiewc r.i terress,e arcehdeirtsoa,rn sdp, u blishers
oft hibso ocka nnbeot h elldi abfloaren ye rroormsi,S Sioorna sc,t iotnhsam ta y
be takeansa c onsequoefnmc feo rmatcioonnt aimn tehdib so ok.
Topr owl,e fSta:c rleodt (usN elunmubceoir faR)ig.h Stw:e emta rjoram
(Ograinummo rjorBaontat)orm.o w l,e ft: Gtahrydmeen
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6 THEC OMPLETlEl tU�·RATRFOOm OF HFRR�

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ofc u!Lait ioanr ef ac inating, retowpaisrc.d ing
Thip racligcuaildt eom oreL han1 00h erb.
mo Lo fw hiccha nb growinn a homeg arden,
Lel,lo uh owt oc ullivua teae n.d � 'tohrCeI 'bs.
Topr owl,e fot n ghtC:o mmont hym(eh Tymuvsu /gons),
feverf(eTwoc neotucmm eroonliwfmO)c.1 mubmo silicum
'Tha1 BaOsicl1'm ubamon sd1 1'iDcauOrpkm a l'
M1ddle rotwor, i glheCtfo.tm monsa g(eS olviG
officmolpimsk-)f,l owreorsienmga (ravy a riety
ofR osmoroiffincumso lhiaswt)h,o (rrCno roespg.u)s
Bottormo wl,e fttor ighMta rsmha llo(wA /rhoeo
officinroaulr aimso r)V ,i etnammemste( PersiCOfiO
odorsoytnPoo / ygonoudmo rorum)
Herdbi rectory
Alovee ra 12 Lemobna lm 73
Angelica 13 Lemognr ass 74
Anise 14 Lemovne rbena 75
Anihsyes sop 15 Licorice 76
Arnica 16 Lime 77
Artemisia 17 Lovage 78
Basil 18 Mallaonwhd o llyhock 79
Bay 21 Majroraanmod r egano 80
Bergamot 23 Meadowsweet 82
Borage 24 Mint 83
Box 25 Nettle 85
Brahmi 26 Parsley 86
Burdock 27 Passionflower 88
Calendula 28 Peony 90
Caraway 29 Perilla 91
Catnip 30 Plnatain 92
Celery 31 Poppy 93
Chamomile 32 Primraonscdeo wslip 95
Chrevil 33 Purslane 96
Chilli 34 Recdl over 97
Cleop vinks 38 Rockoeratu r gula 98
Comfrey 39 Rose 100
Coriander 40 Rosemary 104
Curprlya nt 41 SJtohnw'osr t 107
Dandelion 42 Sage 108
Dill 43 Salbaudr net 111
Echcmeaa 44 Savory 112
Elder 45 Scengteerdia unm 113
Eucalyptus 46 Sorrel 115
Eevnipnrgio msre 48 Sweceitc ely 116
Eeybright 49 Swemeytr tle 117
Fennel 50 Sweveito let 118
Feverfew 51 Sweweto odruff 119
Flax 52 Tansy 120
Galangal 53 Tarragon 121
Garalnidc onions 54 Tea 123
Gniger 58 Tetar ee 124
Gignok 59 Thyme 125
Ginseng 60 Turrmiec 127
Gotkuo la 61 Valerian 128
Heratsease 62 Verivna 129
Hops 63 Viburnum 130
Horseraandwdia ssha bi 64 Watercarnendsa ss turtium 131
Horsetail 65 Whitheo rehound 132
Hyssop 66 Yarrow 133
Iris 67 Trees 134
Jasmine 68 Berries 136
Lavender 70 Sp1ces 138