Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their UsesThis most authoritative work on the subject of herbs contains more than 1,500 color photos of herbs found both in the wild and in cultivation, accompanied by a description of each herb and tips on growing and harvesting. Bown also includes practical advice on planning and cultivating an herb garden and the various uses of herbs in cooking and medicine. |
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US Consultant Holly H Shimizu | 6 |
All rights reserved under International and PanAmerican Copyright Conventions No part FORMAL GARDEN DESIGNS | 22 |
HERBS AMONG THE FLOWERS | 34 |
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Africa alkaloids America annuals antiseptic aromatic aromatic herb Asia astringent bark bronchitis Chamaemelum nobile China Chinese medicine color complaints contains coughs cultivar cultivated cuttings in summer deciduous decoctions diarrhea diuretic effects Europe evergreen expectorant Externally flavor flowers appear flowers are borne foliage fresh fruits genus grown GROWTH AND HARVEST hardy HARVEST GROWTH Crop HARVEST GROWTH Ornamental HARVEST Leaves hemorrhoids HERB CULINARY herb garden HERB MEDICINAL Internally herbal infections Lavandula angustifolia lifted in autumn liquid extracts liver lowers fever mainly Mentha moist officinalis ovate partial shade perennial pink powders Propagate by seed PROPERTIES A bitter PROPERTIES An aromatic pungent purple relaxes spasms rheumatism rhizomatous rhizomes ripe Salvia officinalis scent seed sown semiripe cuttings shrubs skin soil in sun sown in autumn sown in spring species stems subshrubs sun or partial tinctures traditional Chinese medicine tree tropical VARIANT vulgaris well-drained soil white flowers Whole plant wild yellow