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Modern Herbal Vol. 2

Author: Grieve, M

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If you want to know how pleurisy root, lungwort and abscess root got their names, how poison ivy is used to treat rheumatishm, or how garlic guarded against the Bubonic Plague, consult A Modern Herbal. This twentieth-century version of the medieval Herbal is as rich in scientific fact and folklore as its predecessors and is equally encyclopedic in coverage. From aconite to zedoary, not an herb, grass, fungus, shrub or tree is overlooked; and strange and wonderful discoveries about even the most common of plants await the reader.

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First published in 1931, this encyclopedia of herbs became an instant classic. Reissued for the enjoyment of a new generation, it describes over 1,000 plants, gives recipes, and dispenses practical advice. B&W illus.

 
An instant classic upon its publication in 1931, this charmingly antiquated book opens a window on a more innocent time, when life was simpler and men and women were more intimately connected to nature. Mrs. Grieve's encyclopedia contains reliable information on more than 1,000 English and American plants, providing practical advice on cultivation, uses, and effects. But its real value for the modern reader is its delightful "browsability." Far from dull, it is written in a decidedly literary style, with snippets of poetry, allusions from mythology and folklore, quotations, recipes, and an array of breezy anecdotes to temper its scientific bent. Here is an example, to be found under the entry for Roses: "It was once the custom to suspend a Rose over the dinner-table as a sign that all confidences were to be held secret...It has been suggested that because the Pretender could only be helped secretly (sub rosa), that the Jacobites took the white rose as his symbol." B&W illus. (Barnes & Noble) 912pp. HCOrig. $17.00Only from B&N: $14.98Pub. date: June 1992
     

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