HERB - You asked for it! Leonora's Top 5 Herb Books

Brian Hoberg brian.hoberg at wholefoods.com
Fri Apr 30 12:41:46 PDT 1999


I have found Cunninghams Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs to be helpful. Just my 2
cents.
-Brian.

Sheron Buchele/Curtis Rowland wrote:

> At 12:57 AM 4/29/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >I'd be interested in knowing what your top 5 books are...
>
> hmmm, you *would* put me on the spot ;-)   I think that my 5 favorite books
> are chosen with an eye to "if you had to choose 5 books that had the best
> information to survive with" type criterea.
>
> 1.   for general herbal info: Rodale's "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs."
>  Pretty conservative about medicinal uses but good cultivation info, some
> history of use, and good suggestions on how to use herbs.
> 2.  for good and easy to use medicinal info: Penelope Ody's "The Complete
> Medicinal Herbal."  Good pictures, good info, well organized.  I don't like
> a lot of the way she suggests to process herbs like into salves and such.
> 3.  because most of my clients are women and it's a really beautiful book
> Anne McIntyre's "The Complete Woman's Herbal".  It is a great book to read,
> but you really have to use the index to find the specific herbs or
> complaint because she organizes the book according to the stages of a
> woman's life.  She has a great section in the back about herbal first aid,
> bath and body care, and other cool how to use herb info.
> 4.  one of my favorite books of different recipes of herbal bath and body
> care is "Natural Beauty at Home" by Janice Cox.
> 5.  the "Earth to Herbalist" book for it's terrific pictures and info on
> wildcrafting and tincturing.
>
> but then, on a dessert island I'd also *have* to take the Eyewitness
> "Herbs" book because it has a picture and discription of absolutely every
> plant that could even remotely be considered an herb.  I sometimes just
> take it out and look at the pictures of things that I have been taking for
> years and have no idea what it looks like or where it comes from.
>
> Wow, this was really fun!  I dug around in the library and made some stacks
> of books.  I realized I have a couple of books in there which I either
> haven't read or haven't finished reading!  How cool!    Thanks for the
> oportunity!
>
> Baroness Leonora
>
> P.S.  Anybody else?  What are your 5 favorite herb books?  I'd love to
> know!  Plus it is really fun on a rainy day to root around in your library!
>
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