The Random House Book of Herbs

Phillips, Roger

ISBN 10: 0679732136 / ISBN 13: 9780679732136

Verlag: Random House, 1990

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00103587846

Inhaltsangabe:

The indispensable new reference book for every herb enthusiast

With over 400 plants illustrated in full color, this is the most comprehensive photographic guide to herbs and plants grown all over the world for their culinary and medicinal properties.

Included are descriptions of the plants' distinctive features for identification, botanical information showing where each is found, and how to grow it or gather it from the wild. The text relates the history of the plant, describes its traditional uses in cooking, medicine, or cosmetics, and where appropriate details modem research supporting long-held beliefs about the effectiveness of the plant.

Aus dem Klappentext: sable new reference book for every herb enthusiast

With over 400 plants illustrated in full color, this is the most comprehensive photographic guide to herbs and plants grown all over the world for their culinary and medicinal properties.

Included are descriptions of the plants' distinctive features for identification, botanical information showing where each is found, and how to grow it or gather it from the wild. The text relates the history of the plant, describes its traditional uses in cooking, medicine, or cosmetics, and where appropriate details modem research supporting long-held beliefs about the effectiveness of the plant.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Random House Book of Herbs
Verlag: Random House
Erscheinungsdatum: 1990
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Very Good