The Humorous Herbalist

by Laurel Dewey

Book Overview

A practical guide to leaves, flowers, roots, barks and other neat stuff. A humorous, common sense look that takes the guess-work and anxiety out of using nature's medicine cabinet. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884820239
• ISBN13: 9781884820236
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Safe Goods Publishing
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

herbs made simple

I love her simplicity and down to earth attitude.

Simple, Easy and good reference

I've read Ms. Dewey's column for years in the Valley Journal and recently heard her speak at my MOPS meeting. This book reads easy and is very informative. I now understand the many uses of the herbs and remedies she lists in her book. The next time I get a cold or the flu I will reach for this book first. The quick refernce is also very helpful in the back of the book.

If you buy only one herb book, this is the one you want!

"The Humorous Herbalist" lives up toits name. Most herb books, unfortunately, are BORING, BORING, BORING. Not this one. It makes you laugh and wish you had discovered herbal medicine years ago. Dewey's practical, down-to-earth writing style makes you feel as if she were talking to you directly. Rumor has it Dewey is putting together a TV series based on this and her next book, which I heard is called "PlantPower." I hope this rumor is true, because I'll be the first to tune in!

A Fresh Spin on Herbs

We all know by now that St. Johnswort eases depression, and that Echinacea is a natural cold remedy, but Laurel takes us one step further, winding us through the history of each herb, from their sometimes odd and incongruous beginnings to their modern day applications. And she makes us laugh while doing it. If you want to be entertained while learning about this wildly popular subject, this is your book!