The Language of Herbs

By Sheila Pickles

Book Overview

With today's renewed interest in alternative medicine and herbal healing, many herbs are being rediscovered and put to use in the treatment of illness, in culinary preparations and as an aid to health and well-being. In this volume, the symbolic meanings that herbs held for the Victorians are explored, and the relevance of herbal remedies to modern-day life is examined.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857936639
• ISBN13: 9781857936636
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.8"