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A Russian Herbal: Traditional Remedies for Health and Healing

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I'm sorry I don't have time to review this book in depth, but seeing that it hasn't gotten any reviews yet, I want to recommend it as a very well put-together herbal, with good introductory chapters (one of which includes the use of the "water banya" in the Russian preparation of medicinal herbs, and how to make one), and an extensive materia medica. Most of the herbs listed are quite familiar, and some include pertinent folklore. The materia medica is followed by "Complex Herbal Formulas" relating to the various organ systems.
The fact that it is a Russian herbal does not, by any means, make it obscure. (I only wish that, beneath the Latin name given for each herb, a translation of its Russian name were given.) I highly recommend it to anyone interested in herbalism.

I really enjoyed this book and the wealth of practical information it contains, particularly in its explicit description of how to make teas and tinctures and the like. Only 4 stars because the author neglected to in-text cite any of his sources in the beginning few chapters on Russian herbal history-- I would have really appreciated that for the scientific studies conducted in Russia on various herbs.