The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide

Very good book. Quality information. Gives you not only the information you know you need but what you have not considered yet 🤔. Very thorough,and well written. If you get no other book to start, this is the one it should be.

This is a beautiful book! So much information and the print quality is great! It was on sale when I purchased and wish I bought more copies for gifts! Great information and it cross references well! Would absolutely repurchase!

Some people call this a simple book. But then some people call this an advanced book. When you know what you are doing and you already hold so much knowledge and have so many books as it is that go into such great depth of each herb, what it does, and all the pictures you could possibly need, yes a condensed recipe book is extremely nice to have and is a unique addition to my library. This book is not meant for you to be learning about your herbs. This book is meant for you to know your herbs. Beginners won't necessarily know what to do with this book unless they have all the herbs and are on a hands on learning. There are no pictures, another thing beginners would find useful and tend to prefer. Because the descriptions are short, beginners can take it as a short introduction with recipes to try and have other books to dive into detail of what interests them. For advanced herbalists, such as myself, I must admit, the first sentence I read of an herb was of how deep roots grew of alfalfa, and how it goes further than what other plants can reach. I have a vast book library. That was more than the it has deep roots offered by my other books. Impressive and couldn't be a better sign. So, advanced herbalists, the short descriptions of things seems more of a brush up of what you are making and the recipes are amazing. I have nothing like this on my shelves. I would say this is directed more towards those who are already immersed in herbalism, but welcome beginners, for the overviews give you a quick sense of what there is to offer when making your own herbal medicines--what you can make and the herbs that are used so you can be directed to study those specific herbs to start your journey with herbalism. You will be back to this book as your knowledge grows. Someone complained of sources being listed in the herbs and make it come off like an advertisement and why not just list in the appendix. The sources for the herbs vary within certain companies, and the person who made the comment lacks realization how helpful the authors have made it for herbalists to obtain seeds/herbs. These aren't all your everyday herbs, and putting a company or companies with the herb is very helpful instead of cross referencing a list. (also makes a lil more space to write notes) but that is my opinion on that. I digress, I find myself nodding along while reading and giving every now and again a 'Oh, look at that, that herb is being used like that.' This is a must have book for advanced herbalists. A bonus for those who have great ease in cross referencing to other books. It is unlike anything I have in my close to 30 books herbal library.

This was on my wife’s wishlist, and so I purchased it for as she is into plants and herbs, and usually tries natural remedies at home before resorting to pharmaceuticals. I’m not sure if I’m happy about it though, as she’s had her face in it since Sunday and already has several bookmarks. She mentioned it is one of the better books for herbal remedies and that she finds it very informative as well as learning many things she didn’t already know.

The good thing about this book is it’s obvious the authors have extensive hands on experience working with herbs. There’s a lot of tips and nuances that they offer which makes me really enjoy reading this book. There’s so much to learn. The book also includes a section on herbs and their properties including some that are difficult to find info on. The only thing is that the authors present a multitude of solvents for herbal extractions but they have a clear preference for alcohol extracts which I personally try to stear clear of or use as little as possible because of its dampening effects. And there’s a typos that I catch here and there throughout the book. For example, Pg 24 “For many herbs, [alcohol] tinctures are the preferred preparation. However, some people’s religious beliefs prohibit the use of water, and tinctures aren’t recommended for…” What they meant to write was “prohibit the use of alcohol” not water. And then some recipes were written in a confused manner. When suggesting X recipe to avoid the use of Y, the first step in the recipe indicates the use of Y which defeats the whole purpose of this method. Unless the use of Y is optional. I just think this book when and it’s if revised will be of better use. Otherwise this might not be good for extremely beginner herbalists who don’t have the experience to catch these errors and copy them in their own preparations.

Quick delivery. Safe arrived perfect. Love the book. Written well. Viable information, easy to understand and implementable.

Great addition to your herbalist collection of reads. Informative & great educational content.

well researched and a great present

Vast knowledge of herbal world but not for the beginner. Wonderful addition to my library of herbal publications.

Awesome book tbh .. but expect extra charges more than amazon makes you pay.. you don't pay the full delivery charges here

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An essential guide! a must have and very informative.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! The detail about their craft, equipment and dosages is so clear. They go above and beyond in every chapter. It is so easy to read and follow. I swear they cover EVERYTHING. I'm blown away by the detail and the collaboration. I appreciate the coloured photos. Nothing is worse than wanting to learn about a subject and have black and white photos, especially if you are going to put it in your body. It would be nice to identify it through colour as well. I especially like that I can choose the style of binding. For books like this, I prefer spiral bound. If my house were on fire, I know I would grab this book. That probably sounds weird, but I am a bit a book freak.