Growing & Using the Healing Herbs [Hardcover]

Gaea Weiss (Author), Shandor Weiss (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: Gramercy; First Wings Edition edition (March 8, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517066505
• ISBN-13: 978-0517066508
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,593,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book, May 14, 2000

By 

Roy K. Petersen (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Growing & Using the Healing Herbs (Hardcover)

I use this book very often for learning how to grow and care for my herbs and also for finding them in the wild. It also has information about the use and preparation of various herbs for teas, poultices, salves and oils.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good starting reference., October 28, 2004

By 

T. Tyne (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Growing & Using the Healing Herbs (Hardcover)

Covering not only a wide variety of herbs but some trees and shrubs as well, this book contains easy to follow instructions for successful growing. Just as important it tells you how to properly harvest so that the plant is not harmed and how to dry so that the essential qualities are not lost.

It also includes sections on the eastern and western use of herbs in healing, creating your garden, and an unfortunately too small area on making tinctures, lotions, salves and the like. The only other thing that I would have found helpful is a cross reference on ailments as it takes some time to find the right herb for the problem. But that is only because there is so much good information to sort through.

5.0 out of 5 stars Growing & Using the Healing Herbs, January 13, 2012

By 

Sheila Miller (Austin,Tx) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Growing & Using the Healing Herbs (Hardcover)

I Gave it as a gift and he absolutely loves it. Very educational to say the least.You would be surprised what actually works.