Medicinal Garden

Flavorful Greens: A Home Cook's Guide to Herb and Spice GardeningUnleash the true flavor of your kitchen with Flavorful Greens, the ultimate guide to growing and using fresh herbs and spices in your everyday cooking! Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a complete beginner, this book will transform your meals and your gardening skills. Discover how to cultivate aromatic herbs like basil, rosemary, and thyme, and vibrant spices like chili, ginger, and turmeric—all from the comfort of your backyard or windowsill. Packed with step-by-step planting instructions, tips for thriving plants in ...

This first volume of the Medicine Surrounds Us series covers the medicinal uses of backyard garden flowers, those commonly cultivated in flower beds, among the fruits and vegetables, started from seed or purchased at the local nursery. It’s your all-in-one guide to identifying (color photographs), harvesting (flower, leaf, or root?), and preparing (fresh or dried?) the herbs. But it doesn’t stop there. You’ll also learn how to make the remedies (alcohol, water, or oil extract), historic and modern usage, and dosage, as well as synergisms and cautions. For some flowers there is copious...