A Modern Herbal Plant-Based Medicine for a Calmer, Healthier Life

Handbook / Manual

By: Alys Fowler(Author)

302 pages, colour illustrations

Publisher: Michael Joseph

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ISBN: 9780241368336 Hardback Jul 2019 In stock
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It's too easy to turn to the pharmacy when we're stressed, sick or feeling under the weather, but what if you turned to your garden instead?

For thousands of years, people who had no access to clinical medicine knew how to boost their well-being by using the ingredients they found in plants. There's a rich history waiting to be plucked from around you. Herbs are the people's medicine; often freely available and abundant, they are ready and waiting for you to use them to soothe and heal your body and mind.

Horticultural expert and Guardian columnist, Alys Fowler, shows how to take control of your health by adopting a more natural lifestyle. Offering a fusion of botanical, practical, cultural and historical information, as well as beautiful illustrations, A Modern Herbal reveals how common herbs are the simple, cleansing way to better health and happiness.

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Born in Silchester, Hampshire, Alys Fowler had a rural childhood, growing up surrounded by animals in the countryside. She was influenced by her mother's gardening talents and, after leaving school in 1996 she studied at the Royal Horticultural Society, the Royal Botanic Gardens in London, and later the New York Botanical Gardens, returning to the UK to complete a masters at UCL in 2002. Alys spent some years presenting the long-running BBC series Gardeners' World and has since become a prominent horticultural journalist, writing a popular weekly column in the Guardian.

Handbook / Manual

By: Alys Fowler(Author)

302 pages, colour illustrations

Publisher: Michael Joseph

Media reviews

"Informative and enthusiastic"
– i Paper

"An important and accessible herbal for the 21st century [...] this book provides plenty of practical growing advice [...] Her extensive experience as a hands-on gardener gives this book added weight [...] For anyone delving into herbs for the first time or those who want to broaden their herbal repertoire in the garden and home, this book is much needed"
– Gardens Illustrated

"Explores the many medicinal uses for herbs and other plants"
– Daily Telegraph

"Gardener and writer Alys Fowler has a knack with words as well as plants, and in this compendium of herbs (each one smartly illustrated), she infuses each page with lore, understanding and green-fingered know-how. It makes you feel like you're tapping into ancient botanical secrets."
– The Herald

"Your garden can be an invaluable medicine cabinet, says expert Alys Fowler"
– Woman's Weekly

"Dip into this charming miscellany of herbs from renowned horticulturalist Alys Fowler. It is ready to answer all your herb-related questions. Packed from cover-to-cover with useful growing pointers, medicinal benefits, cultural and historical background information. A must-have reference resource for any potting shed or kitchen bookshelf"
– Grow Your Own

"Alys Fowler explores remedies from the herb patch"
– The Simple Things

"This manual shows you how to live a healthier lifestyle, involving the use of tried and tested plants"
– Garden News

"Informative, enthusiastic and ideal dip-in material, it makes you feel like you're tapping into ancient and worthy botanical secrets"
– Belfast Telegraph

"Equips you with the knowledge to harvest everything you need"
– Weekly News