Herbs: Partners in Life: Healing, Gardening, and Cooking with Wild Plants Paperback – Illustrated, September 1, 2000

I love Adele Dawson's style of writing! Her witty and inspiring personality is evident on each page. Her descriptions of each herb and recipes are a joy to read. I am an herbalist and this book will be a treasure I read over and over.

Very informative. Good book to have on my Herbal medicine journey.

Great book, service

great

A great overview of several commonly used plants, it includes a nice bit on plant identification, how to select plants and orders plant discussion by season.

Adele Dawson's "Herbs: Partners in Life" is a great garden companion. There is much detail on the art of gardening, cooking, and healing with wild plants. It serves itself up as a great read and a source for quick information.I liked Dawson's voice. She conveyed much reverence--not only for the plants, but for the reader as well. I enjoyed the well-placed historical anecdotes, and came away feeling enriched.One of my favorite stories centers around the 17th century pastor, Cotton Mather. During his time, if a woman was caught dabbling with herbs, she was accused of witchcraft and often hung or burned at the stake. However, Pastor Mather praised the 'gentlewoman' that kept a closet of 'harmless' herbs. He, himself, encouraged his congregation to chew on the 'Bible leaf' herb, costmary, because it had a stimulant effect and was often the only thing that would keep his listeners awake through his lengthy, and dare I say boring, sermons."Herbs: Partners in Life" brims with beautiful and detailed illustrations of each herb and flowering plant. Dawson also provides natural remedies for a spectrum of ailments from high blood pressure to bronchitis, with simple instructions and the occasional song or blessing.Make "Herbs: Partners in Life" your partner in the garden, and start using wild plants to enhance your quality of life.[..]

Nice book...lots of info...love the drawings....helps to identify some of the more unusual herbs. Not a lot of actual planting info

book too old