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Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places

By Steve Brill , Evelyn Dean

Book information

Publisher
Harper Paperbacks
Year
1994
ISBN
0688114253, 9780688114251
LCC
QK98.5.U6 B75 1994
Open Library ID
OL1421594M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
11 MB (11261854 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
336\324
Topic
Medicine
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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.

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