Herbs:A Color Guide to Herbs and Herbal Healing

by Jennie Harding

Reviews over 130 herb profiles including photos, origins, parts of the plant used, active ingredients, actions, ailments used to treat, culinary use and safety precautions. Packed with 264 pages of illustrations, charming herb facts, coloring pages, herb check lists, funny stories, herbal bed time stories, a "how to make" section, herbal mythology written for kids,and a plethora of engaging herbal information for the young ones.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Herbs

320 pages, Paperback

First published September 27, 2008

Reviews

[Clarissa OM · Rating 4 out of 5]

This sits by my bed. Or it's tucked in my purse or backpack. Hell, this thing even finds its way into my beach bag. Basically, I love this little book. It's my go-to book whenever I have one of those "I wonder what works for ___" thoughts. The pictures are very pretty and help in identifying the herbs. It has a great collection of herbs, including common and not so common ones.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Besides the information itself, organization is key to a book like this. This one is organized well with an a-z of herbs by their common name, an herb directory organized alphabetically by Latin name, a section organized by ailment with page numbers to the corresponding herb, a picture gallery, a glossary, and a full index. I plan on adding this to my collection of reference books as soon as possible!

[Trina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great and well laid out reference

[Jay Manning · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really love this book! The pictures are gorgeous and there is a wealth of information about each herb! I really like how it tells you a bit of the herbs history! A past use here, a name origin there, and most importantly - safety information!