Organised in alphabetical order, this encyclopaedic volume is an in-depth index of medicinal plants and herbs.

Explore the many herbs that offer wonderful medicinal value and learn how to create your own botanical remedies for a variety of ailments. Delving into the habitat, features, treatments, and effects of herbs, this volume will provide a complete introduction to herbal medicine for those interested in alternate treatments. Featuring a specially-commissioned introduction to herbalism.

The contents of this volume feature:

- Adonis

- Balm

- Bayberry

- Bitter Root

- Black Haw

- Blood Root

- Blue Flag

- Blue Marrow

- Boneset

- Buckbean

- Bugleweed

- Burdock

- Burr Marigold

- Butter-bur

- Calumba