Herbs : a global history /
"You can't make pesto alla Genovese without basil or a Mojito without mint. You can use peppermint to settle an upset stomach, ease arthritis pain with stinging nettles, and heal burns and wounds with aloe vera. And then there is cannabis, perhaps the most notorious herb of all. Despite th...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Reaktion,
2012.
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| Series: | Edible.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- What, exactly are herbs?
- The usual suspects
- A less Eurocentric herbarium
- The sisterhood of the travelling plants
- The herbal melting pot.