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Summary: Great home herbal with a misleading title
Review: Barbara Griggs has done a fantastic job with this book: an herbal primer for home use. It has four main sections (herbs in the home, in the kitchen, beauty care, and health concern remedies). Although the book does a great job introducing the reader to different herbs and their effects, parts of the book of confusingly written. Also, she devotes only 2 pages to describing how to prepare all the types of herbal remedies (including one short paragraph on tinctures and a miniscule one on herbal wines). I had hoped that she would provide enough information on those aspects, but I had to look elsewhere.
Overall, I think Ms. Griggs' book makes a wonderful introduction to the art of healing with herbs. It's title is misleading, though. It has nothing whatsoever to do with withcraft.
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Summary: Great reference
Review: I love this book! It has all sorts of natural ways to address things like insect repellants, disinfectants, and potpourri. (I especially liked the one on moths since I keep bird seed in the basement and wanted to repel moths that get in there). It also has a section on spices and herbs that talks to the origins of the different herbs/plants and how to use them. There's a nice section on teas and plants to use in teas. The section on "Beauty Care" has hair care, baths, foot care etc. There are recipes throughout - woven into the descriptions/discussions of the plants etc but in addition to there's lots of info about the plants and what they can be used for, how to use them. Then you can concoct the potion (or salad as the case may be) on your own too. Its an interesting book with lots of information.
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Summary: Great reference
Review: I love this book! It has all sorts of natural ways to address things like insect repellants, disinfectants, and potpourri. (I especially liked the one on moths since I keep bird seed in the basement and wanted to repel moths that get in there). It also has a section on spices and herbs that talks to the origins of the different herbs/plants and how to use them. There's a nice section on teas and plants to use in teas. The section on "Beauty Care" has hair care, baths, foot care etc. There are recipes throughout - woven into the descriptions/discussions of the plants etc but in addition to there's lots of info about the plants and what they can be used for, how to use them. Then you can concoct the potion (or salad as the case may be) on your own too. Its an interesting book with lots of information.
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Summary: Good info
Review: I would give this book five stars for the info and three for the layout.The herbal remedies discussed here are very useful, starting with the info on what herbs to use for cleaning your house and what kind of indoor plants to use to purify the air you're breathing. The herbal remedies on skin care and several health issues can be found in most herbal books. However, I thought that the chapter about cleansing was very interesting, as it leads to a cure (prevention, actually) for the common cold. A note: Despite the title, and although it's written by a witch, spellcrafting is not discussed in this book. At least not in the usual way...
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Summary: Great- Great Grandma taught us this!
Review: This is a wonderful book. In reality, it is a combination of all the "folk" magic passed through families for generations. I have used many, many of the recipies, and ideas in the book.
Thanks Barbara and Barbara for all your research!!
~blessings )O( moonlight to all~
Rating:
Summary: Great- Great Grandma taught us this!
Review: This is a wonderful book. In reality, it is a combination of all the "folk" magic passed through families for generations. I have used many, many of the recipies, and ideas in the book.
Thanks Barbara and Barbara for all your research!!
~blessings )O( moonlight to all~
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