Chinese Medicinal Herbs: A Gardener's Guide to Growing and Using 50 Healing Plants

By Chunling Liu

An essential guide to growing and using 50 common Traditional Chinese medicinal plants In Chinese Medicinal Herbs, botanist and horticulturist Chunling Liu introduces gardeners to 50 of the most important Traditional Chinese medicinal plants, including Ginkgo, Tree Peony, Easter Lily, Sprenger's Magnolia, and Goji Berry, and their immense potential for healing and wellness. Combining Traditional Chinese Medicine, botany, horticultural science, and practical cultivation, this authoritative yet accessible guide teaches readers how to identify, cultivate, harvest, and process these 50 plants for producing high-quality medicine, as well as highlighting the plants' traditional uses, cultural significance, and applications in teas, foods, and home herbal preparations, all while celebrating the reciprocal relationship between humans and plants. Whether you are a gardener, farmer, herbal enthusiast, horticulture student, plant collector, or herbal entrepreneur, Liu's expertise will help you successfully cultivate these remarkable plants while bringing botanical knowledge, tradition, and ancient wisdom into today's world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164326561X
• ISBN13: 9781643265612
• Release Date: April 2027
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.0"