A very well written informative book with lovely illustrations

My mother has studied plants at college and loved this book. The sections on poisonous plants she approved too.

I am very pleased with this book as each herb is discussed in detail with a beautiful photograph of the herb on the page opposite. This book includes mystical herbs, culinary herbs, narcotics and poisons, healing herbs, indigenous herbs, monastic herbs and exotic herbs. In fact, there were some herbs that I hadn’t heard of, so extensive is this book. All the herbs are discussed in an interesting and detailed way with lots of absorbing facts. I would recommend this book.

I love the sections this book is broken down into and the herbal tales that go along with it. Fascinating stuff right here and this book weaves the history of how plants have always been used for their medicinal, spiritual, edible and narcotic purposes. Herbal medicine is widely used worldwide and accessible to even the most remote communities. As an aromatherapist and crystal healer I’m always wanting to learn more about herbal remedies and traditional healing practices and this book definitely fits the bill. There’s just enough information—including Latin species names and sketches of each herb— to be immensely valuable and interesting without going overboard. Bravo Connor Smith! ♥️🌱