This book is part herbal
medicine, part cookbook, part foraging manual, and part pagan spirituality;
major emphasis is on the herbal medicine. Short essays are arranged
alphabetically like a primer, “A is for Apple”, “H is for Hawthorn” etc. (note:
it’s more extensive than this makes it sound; many letters have multiple
entries). In front of this is an almost 40 page “How to use this book” section,
giving the tools you’ll need, basic processing methods, and kitchen pantry
basics.
I enjoyed this book a great
deal. It’s not just good information (and, for me, information on plants that
grow in this area; the author lives in the same county I do) but it’s fun to
read. Shababy writes with an easy style that reads like you’re out in the
garden (or countryside) with her as she works. She’s also very careful; she
repeats endlessly that you go to the doctor for anything serious and gives
warnings about dangerous plants. She is NOT in the ‘chew on this foxglove for
your heart failure’ school of thought, which makes me trust her advice a lot
more than I do many herbals.
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