An Illustrated Guide to 101 Medicinal Herbs: Their History, Use, Recommended Dosages, and Cautions [Paperback]

Steven Foster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1998

Color photographs of 101 herbs provide a visual reference to identify the most frequently used herbs for health and healing.Arranged alphabetically,the listings include detailed information on herb forms, benefits, side effects and dosages. An index and resource guide are included, as well as cross-referncing section with information about easy to find remedies for various ailments.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Interweave Press (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883010519
• ISBN-13: 978-1883010515
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #863,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Steven Foster is the author or co-author of seventeen books, including National Geographic's A Desk Reference to Nature's Medicine (2006, with Rebecca Johnson), a 2007 New York Public Library "Best of Reference." He is senior author of three Peterson Field Guides, including A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs (with Dr. James A. Duke), 2nd edition, 2000, A Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs with Christopher Hobbs, (2002), and A Field Guide to Venomous Animals and Poisonous Plants of North America (with Roger Caras, 1995). My goal is simply to explore the relationship between people and plants in words and images. My travels have taken me to every continent except Antarctica, mostly in search of medicinal plants to photograph from the Amazon rainforest to the highlands of Vietnam, resulting in a photographic library of over 200,000 images. In 1974, I began my career at the Herb Department of the Sabbathday Lake, Maine, Shaker Community, America's oldest herb business dating to 1799. It has been an extraordinary journey, and it is my pleasure to share my experience through my books.

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great quick reference, September 22, 1999

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This review is from: An Illustrated Guide to 101 Medicinal Herbs: Their History, Use, Recommended Dosages, and Cautions (Paperback)

It's contained price along with a very practical and handy layout makes this book a must have. It's great for the beginner and usefull for the more expert readers. It has many colorful illustrations not common for books in this price range. It contains all the essential facts about Herbs with some interesting historical references. I wish more books were written this way. Quick and easy to read.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Packed with useful information, February 3, 1999

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This review is from: An Illustrated Guide to 101 Medicinal Herbs: Their History, Use, Recommended Dosages, and Cautions (Paperback)

101 Medicinal Herbs, by Steven Foster, is chuck-full of useful information never made public before. New and Old World, as well as Asian species are covered in detail. Even the lowly chickweed, used by British folks to soothe cuts and sores, is described in detail. Herbs are alphabetically arranged by common names (scientific names are included), and illustrated with exquisite photographs, making it easy for the novice or professional botanist to key out species.

L.M.Eastman - Past president of the Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine.