- Precious herbs – rediscovered for modern gardening
- With tried-and-tested recipes for cooking and health
This beautifully designed volume invites you on a journey through centuries of herb cultivation: from the herbal recipes of the ancient Egyptians and Romans to medieval monastic medicine and forgotten medicinal plants from parish and apothecary gardens. 43 detailed plant portraits provide botanical knowledge as well as interesting facts about customs and history, and tips for growing them in your own garden.
Traditional recipes for baths, ointments, teas, liqueurs and wine are more valuable today than ever before and offer many ideas for healthy and delicious dishes from the herb kitchen.
The author Burkhard Bohne, born in 1962, is head of the medicinal plant garden at the Technical University of Braunschweig and planned and built the monastery garden at Riddagshausen Monastery.
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