Herbal Handbook by The New York Botanical Garden - Hardcover
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Did you know that woodruff was used as a room freshener in the Middle Ages; that crushed bergamot leaves can soothe bee stings; and that dried fenugreek seeds were found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen?
Herbs are magical, and their uses myriad. Inside this informative, colorful handbook are fifty-one herbs portrayed in words and rare botanical art curated by experts at The New York Botanical Garden. They all have a place – in the garden, in the kitchen, in the bed or the bath. Explore their history, how to grow them, and how they are employed in the present. Then bring them into your daily life; each herb's profile offers a recipe or project that highlights its unique properties.
- Format: Hardcover
- Dimensions: 6 3/8" x 8.75"
- By The New York Botanical Garden
- ISBN: 978-1-5247-5913-1