Book
Medicinal garden plants / Alison Beck and A.H. Jackson.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781551056180 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 208 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Edmonton, AB : Lone Pine Publishing, 2015.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Herbs > Therapeutic use. Materia medica, Vegetable. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 615.321 Bec | 31681010043933 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Lone Pine Pr
Traditionally, plants were used to treat and cure whatever ails, from cuts and burns to colds and flu, from stress and insomnia to arthritis and hemorrhoids. Now you can harness natureâs healing power in your garden. In this book, which has been seven years in development, veteran garden writers Alison Beck and A.H. Jackson feature some of the most common and easy-to-grow plants that also have medicinal qualities. Each of the 87 accounts includes:⢠medicinal properties ⢠historic and contemporary healthful, healing uses⢠height, spread and hardiness⢠prominent features such as habit, flower colour and bloom time⢠planting information, including sun and soil requirements⢠tips on where and how to include it in your garden⢠recommended species and varieties⢠problems and pests⢠175 colour photos.By no means a medical resource, this gardening guide is simply thatâ a how-to for growing medicinal plants.
