000 01166 a2200217 4500
020 _a1851521356
082 _a615.32103
_bILL
100 1 _aStodola, Jiri.
_931548
245 1 4 _aThe illustrated encyclopedia of herbs
_b: their medicinal and culinary uses
_cJiri Stodola
260 _aLondon
_bChancellor Press
_c1993
300 _a320p.
500 _aHB
520 _aThis book contains descriptions of over 250 herbs, including notes on their distribution in the wild and details of their medicinal and culinary uses. The introductory section covers the history of herbalism with examples from Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia through to modern-day Britain. There is advice on collecting, growing, drying and storing herbs for medicinal and culinary purposes, as well as information about their therapeutic effects. Extensive glossaries of botanical and medical terms are also included for easy reference.
546 _aEng
650 4 _aHerbs-Encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.
_931549
650 4 _aHerbs-Therapeutic use
_931550
650 4 _aPharmaeognosy
_931551
700 1 _aVolak, Jan (ed.)
_931552
700 1 _aBunney, SArah (ed.)
_931553
942 _cREF
999 _c40735
_d40735