From Aloe Vera to Zea Mays, discover everything you want to know about herbal medicine from one of the leading figures in the field, Dr Andrew Chevallier.

Know your plants with the easy-to-follow A-Z format profiling 140 of the most popular. Find out the plants' active properties, which parts are used and their current uses. Pick up the basics, from using remedies safely, to quality control and which herbal preparations to use and why.

Follow step-by-step instructions for making simple herbal preparations as a tea, decoction or tincture at home, so you can self-treat over 50 common ailments from insomnia to athlete's foot.

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* Covers over 150 of the most popular herbs available
* Includes a reference section that targets 50 common ailments
* Features a Directory of Herbs and a Star Rating System