COMPLETE LANGUAGE OF HERBS

Did you know that allspice can be added to herbal mixtures to attract money or luck? Or that sprinkling arrowroot at the door will keep out guests’ negative energy? This comprehensive encyclopaedia provides the facts and folklore for over 500 herbs and spices. Along with a beautiful full-colour illustration, each entry presents the herb or spice’s scientific and common names, characteristics, and historic meanings and powers from mythology, medieval legends, folklore, and flower poetry. A complementary volume to The Complete Language of Flowers, by the same author.