Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Some people call this a simple book. But then some people call this an advanced book. When you know what you are doing and you already hold so much knowledge and have so many books as it is that go into such great depth of each herb, what it does, and all the pictures you could possibly need, yes a condensed recipe book is extremely nice to have and is a unique addition to my library. This book is not meant for you to be learning about your herbs. This book is meant for you to know your herbs. Beginners won't necessarily know what to do with this book unless they have all the herbs and are on a hands on learning. There are no pictures, another thing beginners would find useful and tend to prefer. Because the descriptions are short, beginners can take it as a short introduction with recipes to try and have other books to dive into detail of what interests them. For advanced herbalists, such as myself, I must admit, the first sentence I read of an herb was of how deep roots grew of alfalfa, and how it goes further than what other plants can reach. I have a vast book library. That was more than the it has deep roots offered by my other books. Impressive and couldn't be a better sign. So, advanced herbalists, the short descriptions of things seems more of a brush up of what you are making and the recipes are amazing. I have nothing like this on my shelves. I would say this is directed more towards those who are already immersed in herbalism, but welcome beginners, for the overviews give you a quick sense of what there is to offer when making your own herbal medicines--what you can make and the herbs that are used so you can be directed to study those specific herbs to start your journey with herbalism. You will be back to this book as your knowledge grows. Someone complained of sources being listed in the herbs and make it come off like an advertisement and why not just list in the appendix. The sources for the herbs vary within certain companies, and the person who made the comment lacks realization how helpful the authors have made it for herbalists to obtain seeds/herbs. These aren't all your everyday herbs, and putting a company or companies with the herb is very helpful instead of cross referencing a list. (also makes a lil more space to write notes) but that is my opinion on that. I digress, I find myself nodding along while reading and giving every now and again a 'Oh, look at that, that herb is being used like that.' This is a must have book for advanced herbalists. A bonus for those who have great ease in cross referencing to other books. It is unlike anything I have in my close to 30 books herbal library.