Adele G Dawson

Herbs: Partners in Life

Healing, Gardening, and Cooking with Wild Plants

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Vermont herbalist Dawson traces the human-plant relationship through the seasons, providing practical and enlightening information about every aspect of herbalism. Includes chapters on how to identify, collect, and preserve herbs as well as detailed illustrations of plants and their anatomy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 150mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780892819348
• ISBN-10: 0892819340
• Artikelnr.: 21314620

Autorenporträt

Adele G. Dawson (1905–1992) was a renowned herbal elder and wise woman who lived in the hills of Vermont.

Inhaltsangabe

Herbs: Partners in Life
Healing, Gardening, and Cooking with Wild Plants
Foreword by Rosemary Gladstar
Preface
Introduction
Part I
1. Why Should We Use Herbs
2. Identification of Herbs
3. Where to Get Herbs
4. What Shall We Do with These Herbs?
5. Herbalists Mentioned in Part II
Part II
6. Salute Spring
7. Summer: Gourmet Gardening
8. Autumn: Battening Down
9. Winter: Season of Tisanes
10. The Armchair Herbalist
11. The History of Herbs
12. Honey and Vinegar
Appendix I Alphabetical Lists of Herbs
Appendix II The Language of Herbalists
Appendix III List of Vitamins and Their Effects
Appendix IV Sources of Herb Seeds and Plants
Bibliography
Index