Llewellyn's 2013 Herbal Almanac

Llewellyn's Herbal Almanac

by Llewellyn Publications (Publisher)

Spice up your favorite dishes with French tarragon. Chase away stress with delicious soup. There are hundreds of ways to benefit from nature's most versatile plants inside Llewellyn's Herbal Almanac.

This treasury of innovative herbal ideas spans five categories: gardening, cooking, crafts, health/ beauty, and myth/lore. Learn about endangered herbs, hyssop, and the apple in Nordic ritual. Discover how to whip up antioxidant-rich purple passion parfait, use herbs in energetic healing, relieve dry skin with a borage face pack, treat your feet to a wormwood bath, turn your garden into a wildlife paradise with minimal effort and cost, and much more.

From moon gardens to plant numerology to the perfect "cuppa" hot chocolate, this practical almanac is your gateway to the herbal kingdom.

Genres: Nonfiction

312 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2012

About the author

Llewellyn George started his publishing company in Portland, Oregon in 1901, concentrating Astrological books and annuals. In 1961, Carl L. Weschcke of St. Paul, Minnesota purchased the company and relocated it to the Midwest.

Llewellyn is the world’s oldest and largest independent publisher of books for body, mind, and spirit.

Reviews

[Suze Fields · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve found some articles problematic, but in general it was a quick, fun and inspiring way to look at herbology.

[Sara Edwards]

Llewellyn’s 2013 herbal almanac. (2012). Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn.

Type of Reference: Almanac

Call Number: 635.7 L79 2013

Description: Features herbal ideas from cooking, to medicinal purposes, to health and beauty.

Relevance and Relationship: Relevant to many students who are interested in native plants and botany.

Purpose: To help make students aware of the many uses for plants.

Validity: This book is very cheap at $8.79 and would appeal to a wide array of subjects.

Format: This is the 2013 edition, and has 312 pages. Features text and illustrations.

Arrangement and Presentation: Arrangement is broken down into five categories: gardening, cooking, crafts, health/beauty and myth/lore. Also discusses endangered plants, and how different plants fit in to different belief systems.

Diversity: Could appeal to many different groups, especially visual learners, and those with an interest in homeopathic remedies.

[Calantirniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I (Calantirniel) wrote “Herbs and Energetic Healing” and “Herbal Philosophy.”

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Recieved during the Magickal Gift Exchange at Yule Ritual. Read it in an hour or so. May be useful, but not my area of expertise. More articles than actual almanac information.