Herbal Healers

Wooden Books

by Glennie Kindred

Need a boost? Feeling a bit sickly? Try some herbs! Camping in a field? Cooking in a wood? Fallen off your bike? Can't shake off that cough? Itch? Headache? Heal yourself! Many of the common plants around you are powerful medicines. In this simple and useful book of herbs and potions, renowned hedgewitch Glennie Kindred shares her essential natural medicine cabinet for the first time, packing these small pages with ancient potions and lotions, salves, ointments, and simple country wisdom. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas. An essential introductory survival and reference guide.

Genres: Nonfiction, Art, Witchcraft

Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[kayleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

lovely little book which contains a surprising amount of information. pleasantly surprised that I'm already using some of these plants correctly in infusions and cooking, but there's some great practical advice here that will be really helpful (especially whilst I stick mostly to the familiar herbs covered in this book for the time being).

4 stars 🌿🔮🌼🌀

[Emma C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Too brief but a nice little book with lots of interesting herbs and plants as well as the most important information about them.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Glennie Kindred's books and have learned a great deal from them. This is a good introduction to the individual herbs but is far too short. It's a taster, rather than a meal! The drawings are beautiful, as always, but if you don't know the herb, they could be confusing.

[Pagan Hare aka Ellie McConnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a big fan of Glennie's books as they're well written and easy to read and this is no exception. A really lovely book.