HERB - Re: Caitlyn's place to start learning

[liz@maryvillecollege.edu]

That would be great.  Feel free to email it to me privately if it 
would take up too much space on list. 
Elizabet   liz at maryvillecollege.edu

> Date:          Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:55:10 -0400
> To:            herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG
> From:          "Gaylin Walli" <gwalli at infoengine.com>
> Subject:       HERB - Re: Caitlyn's place to start learning
> Reply-to:      herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG

> Ulrike wrote to Caitlyn saying:
> 
> >These are only 3 of many herbal books on the market, but they've served me
> >well in the basics of growing, preparing and using herbals in my everyday
> >life.
> 
> Ulrike is correct.
> 
> I would add this caveat...the books that are on the bargain book tables, be
> they
> at large or small bookstores, are NOT good places to start in your quest for
> herbal information. The vast majority of them are little more than listings of
> plants and names. Sometimes they include pictures, though not always. And
> if they contian any historical information it is typically very much
> abbreviate.
> Safety information, if any is included at all, is usually abbreviated an under-
> described, offering no real description other than "don't. it's poisonous".
> 
> This is, of course, my opinion only. There is a reason those books are $x
> (insert your bargain price here; for us in Michigan, it's around $5 US).
> If you are buying to increase your library, consider purchasing good and
> comprehensive books from the start. These will cost you more money
> initially, but I believe they will save you money in the long run. You won't
> end up getting to a certain point in your education and realizing "little of
> this information is worthwhile; all these bargain books say exactly the same
> thing."
> 
> I avoid bargain table books because I invariably have a kind relative or
> friend who picks it up for me as an inexpensive gift for birthdays or holidays.
> 
> Not that long ago we had a thread on this list oncerning the top 5 books that
> were considered essential to anyone's herbal library. If you'd like and if
> the rest of the list members aren't adverse, I would be happy to repost that
> list for you (though it will be more than 5 books long because everyone
> had slightly differing opinions).
> 
> Jasmine
> Iasmin de Cordoba
> gwalli at infoengine.com
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