From Publishers Weekly
This excellent reference is thorough, easy to use and fully illustrated with black-and-white sketches of individual plants and color photographs. More than 140 herbs are discussed in alphabetical order, including history, uses and cultivation. The uses of herbs are further explored in chapters on bathing, dyes, gardening, cooking, healing and cosmetics. Abundant recipes proffer food and drinks, perfumes, toilet waters, poultices and medicinal syrups. While the authors are enthusiastic about the healing properties of herbs, they caution readers not to treat themselves for serious ailments, and provide information on dangerous plants and abuse of common, generally safe herbs. They also report recent studies and controversies such as that surrounding comfrey, a popular healing herb that has been found to cause liver disease in rats. Instructions for planting different types of herb gardens and a brief, general history of herbsfrom their use by the ancient Chinese to the American colonistsround out the book. Kowalchik and Hylton are Rodale editors. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From Library Journal
An excellent reference on the legend, history, culture, and use of popular herbs. Since it has few color photographs, this is a good companion to The Random House Book of Herbs (above), which has many more pictures but far less information. (LJ 11/15/87) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Review
"A rich and well-illustrated compendium."--The Denver Post



Review
"A rich and well-illustrated compendium."--The Denver Post



Book Description
Discover a trove of herbal knowledge.

Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs is a virtually endless source of useful information and herbal know-how. Presented in an A-to-Z format, supplemented with easy-to-use charts and lists, beautifully illustrated with drawings and color photographs, it is the only book on herbs you ever need to buy.

More than 1 MILLION copies sold!



From the Back Cover
Discover a trove of herbal knowledge.

Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs is a virtually endless source of useful information and herbal know-how. Presented in an A-to-Z format, supplemented with easy-to-use charts and lists, beautifully illustrated with drawings and color photographs, it is the only book on herbs you ever need to buy.

"A rich and well-illustrated compendium."--The Denver Post

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Discover a trove of herbal knowledge.

Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs is a virtually endless source of useful information and herbal know-how. Presented in an A-to-Z format, supplemented with easy-to-use charts and lists, beautifully illustrated with drawings and color photographs, it is the only book on herbs you ever need to buy.

More than 1 MILLION copies sold!

SYNOPSIS

Valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities, an herb is a plant not merely to look at, but also to use. And using herbs is the focus of this book, published by Rodale Press, one of the leading names in the field of health. Compiled by a team of experts, this invaluable reference will teach you how to grow all sorts of herbs, from familiar ones commonly used in cooking to some lesser-known but immensely practical varieties. Discover herb gardens in all their splendid diversity: knot gardens; kitchen gardens; fragrance and cutting gardens. And learn some useful herbal secrets, including which plants can be used to dye yarn or cloth; how to create herbal baths, sachets, and bouquets; and more. 7 1/2" x 9 1/2". Color & b&w illus.

FROM THE CRITICS

Library Journal