The Essential Guide to Herbs More Than 100 Herbs for Well-Being, Healing and Happiness

At once informative, engaging, and inspirational, this concise guide covers more than 100 of today's most important herbs. They're grouped according to their therapeutic qualities, with each entry featuring the herb's Latin name, traditional uses, optimal growing conditions, and ways it can benefit body, mind, and spirit. Readers get expert guidance on harvesting their own herbs, and easy ideas for integrating herbs into daily life, from healing sachets to herbal infusions.

Lesley Bremness is the author of several books on herbs including The Complete Book of Herbs and The Herbs Handbook-700 Herbs of the World. She has her own UK TV series, The World of Herbs.