Lesley Bremness Books

Traditional Chinese edition of The Complete Book of Herbs: A Practical Guide to Growing and Using Herbs. This full color book includes over 700 kinds of medicinal herbs. In Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

The visual recognition guides in this series are designed to make identification as simple and accurate as possible. Each volume contains clear photographs and artwork with text. This title focuses on herbs.

This third entry in the successful Essential Handbook series squeezes a wealth of fascinating information about herbs into a pocket-sized package. Over 100 life-enriching herbs are catalogued, with comprehensive reference information for each, including its Latin name, traditional uses, optimal growing conditions, and benefits to the body and mind. More than just a practical manual, it also describes key ways to incorporate any herb into daily life, whether dried in a therapeutic sachet, soaked to form a skin-soothing compress, or infused to make an uplifting tisane.

The quick and easy photographic guide to herbs of the world--for novices and established enthusiasts alike. This compact visual guide features the highest-quality photographs, capturing the unique details of more than 700 plants used by people around the world in cooking, healing, cosmetics, and even pest control. Each herb's entry includes annotated photographs to highlight the herb's distinguishing features, color illustrations showing a typical specimen of the plant or tree, and the plant's natural habitat and native region to help identify it. Discover what each herb is used for, including applications in food preparation, medicine, beauty treatment, aromatherapy, and crafts, while symbols on every page detail which parts of the plant are used. The introduction covers the anatomy of an herb, reveals how herbs have been utilized throughout history, and explains how we use herbs in the modern world, from medicinal uses to the pleasures of a well-kept herb garden, making it an essential reference for anyone interested in exploring their local forest or cultivating herbs.

Even the smallest garden has room for a collection of herbs and this practical pocket-sized book explains which are the best ones to grow; the easiest to cultivate, the most attractive and the most valuable in the kitchen. A catalogue of 25 herbs gives information on how to grow and harvest each one, with the ideal growing conditions needed and their many uses. Step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow instructions cover all practical aspects of herb cultivation, from sowing seeds to harvesting and preserving the mature plants. Illustrated plans for different types of herb gardens are included as well as tips on the main uses of each herb.

Schätze der NaturNutzen Sie die heilende Kraft der Pflanzen! Ob bekannte Küchenkräuter, exotische Stauden oder Richtig zubereitet und angewendet wirken die Pflanzen gegen viele Beschwerden und tun Körper und Seele gut. In den über 100 Porträts von Heilkräutern finden Sie Rezepte für Tinkturen, Umschläge und Aufgüsse sowie Tipps zu Anbau und Pflege.

Das opulent illustrierte Kräuterhandbuch, das die anregende Wirkung von Düften, Aromen und Ölen in allen Lebensbereichen zeigt – mit 75 Kochrezepten und 120 Kräuterporträts von A–Z mit Tipps zu Anbau und Verwendung.

Die Reihe „Naturbibliothek“ besticht durch reich illustriertes Sachwissen im handlichen Format. Ob zum Nachschlagen zu Hause oder zum Bestimmen für unterwegs – hier finden sich wissenschaftlich fundierte und leicht zugängliche Informationen für die ganze Familie. Visuell klar aufbereitete Informationen erleichtern die schnelle und gezielte Orientierung.