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Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places
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Product Description
Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places shows readers how to find and prepare more than five hundred different plants for nutrition and better health, including such common plants as mullein (a tea made from the leaves and flowers suppresses a cough), stinging nettle (steam the leaves and you have a tasty dish rich in iron), cattail (cooked stalks taste similar to corn and are rich in protein), and wild apricots (an infusion made with the leaves is good for stomach aches and disgestive disorders).
More than 260 detailed line drawings help readers identify a wide range of plants -- many of which are suited for cooking by following the more than thirty recipes included in this book. There are literally hundreds of plants readily available underfoot waiting to be harvested and used either as food or as a potential therapeutic. This book is both a field guide to nature's bounty and a source of intriguing information about the plants that surround us.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #7847 in Books
- Published on: 1994-05-20
- Released on: 1994-05-20
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
"Wildman" Steve Brill's nature tours of New York City's Central Park are widely attended in the spring and throughout the summer. He is an educator, broadcaster, and naturalist based in New York City.
Customer Reviews
Very disappointed with black & white pictures
Very disappointed with black & white pictures. I am new to plant identification and expected color pictures. I would have gladly paid $15 more for a color version of this book. What a disappointment.
Publishing quality poor
The publishing quality of this book is very poor. It is cheaply assembled on poor quality, newsprint-type paper that will surely wear out, tear and discolor in little time. Regardless of the printed contents, this book is not advisable. Regrets.
I'm not buying it
Quick skim shows a lot of "the component that may make you sick" verbiage without actually naming offensive compounds.... Kind of useless information for those of us with sensitivities that we understand.
Seems like an OK book but somewhat lacking in critical substance for a MEDICINAL HERBS guidebook.
