The Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia of herbs & their uses - Deni Bown

EM>The RHS Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses is the most authoritative illustrated encyclopedia of herbs yet produced. It covers over 1 000 herbs grown world-wide for their culinary
aromatic
medicinal and economic uses
as well as for their decorative qualities in the garden. The RHS Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses is a companion volume to the best-selling RHS Gardeners' Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers
responding to the widespread contemporary interest in herbs and the way in which they have been used since ancient times. This comprehensive reference work provides a wealth of information on herbs grown and used all over the world
for gardeners
herbalists
and cooks alike. The extensive catalogue of colour photographs provides an identification guide
which includes a number of rarely seen examples from remote corners of the globe. Each photograph is accompanied by a detailed botanical description of the plant's genus and species
its growth habitat
size
hardiness
and flowering period. Symbols show the plant's hardiness
the part of the plant that is used
and for what purpose. The dictionary section gives detailed information on uses of each herb
from domestic applications in cooking
beauty
and medicine
to commercial processing in the perfume and food industries. Uses in Chinese
Ayurvedic
and native American medicine are given
and a boxed section after each genus describes how it is grown and harvested. Garden designs and planting schemes
illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned artwork
provide the gardener with a wealth of ideas for planting and growing herbs
adaptable for traditional herb gardens and also smaller plots.