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"A guide to gardening, gathering, drying, and preparing teas, tinctures, and remedies."

"20 Amazing Plants takes you on a journey through an eclectic mix of useful and versatile temperate plants, detailing how they are grown, the materials they yield and a plethora of practical uses for them. It illustrates the abundance of resources a signgle plant can provide and the diverse range of items that can be created from them, from natural beauty products and remedies, to paper, yarn, furniture and much, much more.

"Discover 100 medicinal plants and how to use them for self-care with this sumptuously illustrated guide. Thanks to photographs showing detailed views of the plant, you'll quickly learn to recognise them. Discover their history, therapeutic properties, and learn how to prepare safe herbal remedies including infusions, tinctures, oils and lotions."--

Have you ever put aloe on sunburn? Many plants are used to help heal ailments in humans. Using hands on activities, young readers will learn about the many healing properties of plants.

"An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge into an affordable and portable book. With this guide, you'll discover how to identify medicinal plants in the contiguous United States"--

Describes the characteristics and uses of wild herbs, and recounts the author's experiences exploring nature.