Be Your Own Herbalist: Essential Herbs for Health, Beauty, and Cooking

I am using this book more as a reference book, so I haven't read it cover to cover, but it's exactly what I was looking for: For each of the 31 herbs (featured in aphabetical order, so it's easy to find what you are looking for) there is a brief introduction and history, followed by guidelines on how to best grow, harvest, and use the herb. Each feature ends with one or more recipes for using the herb. I love having all of this information in this easy to read and easy to use concise format. It's not overwhelming like some other herbalist books I have that are more like textbooks and thus just sit on my bookshelves. My favorite part is the information on how/when/what to harvest for each of the herbs as I have often grown herbs only to realize that I didn't know when or which part of the plant to harvest. Looking forward to try some of the recipes like Dairy-Free Soft Cheese with Chives, Skin-Soothing Lavender Body Lotion, Spring Nettle and Tarragon Soup, or Parsley Power Juice.I also appreciate the extensive bibliography and references to scientific studies in support of the claims made. I really love this book!

🌷I absolutely love this book by Dr. Michelle Schoffro Cook! It's extremely informative, well-researched and clearly organized. It focuses on 31 medicinal plants and their benefits, history and growing/harvesting techniques, along with wonderful herbal recipes, treatments and remedies for various health problems. The different research studies on the herbs are all up-to-date and relevant for the present and the future of health.Dr. Cook talks about her own personal experiences, and her deep passion for herbalism is apparent. She really knows her stuff and loves what she does; it's impossible for her enthusiasm not to rub off on you. If you're interested in learning herbalism and looking for alternative, complementary and holistic plant-based treatments to help you get and stay healthy, this book is an excellent resource! I can't put it down and it's so easy to read. Just flip open any page to learn about a new herb and see how it can benefit you and your loved ones. Learn how easy it can be to make your own herbal medicine and tasty meals. This is the only book on herbs I own that isn't filled with bright colorful photos, and it's so fascinating that photos aren't even necessary. It's that good.Be Your Own Herbalist should be on every herbalist's bookshelf. Healing doesn't mean simply covering up the symptoms with toxic drugs and hoping for the best, and Dr. Cook helps you understand that better. Herbs are precious and I'm using them to help heal myself, my parents and others. This book is instrumental in furthering my herbal knowledge and understanding. I give it a 9 out of 10 for being so impeccably written and being such a reliable and useful resource.

Great explanation of the use of herbs. Wish it covered more though. It was very thourogh and concise.

This book uses easily attainable plants and provides research-backed information complete with citations. It goes beyond anecdotal fluff and provides a handful of useful recipes and remedies.

Love the way the book is laid out. Good information. Very helpful.

This book is informational and has great home recipes for food and medicinal quantities for herbal use

Lots of great information for the person new to herb gardening!

Nice easy reading book, i would recommend it to anyone wanting to start learning about medicinal plants

Great book for anyone interested in herbalism, I loved it and have taken heed of some of the tips and put the knowledge to good use. 5 stars ☆

A useful and resourceful book

A gift for a friend. She loved it.

I love that it is backed by research and and practical applications on how to use use herbs and includes culinary and health recipes.

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