Reviews
A superior unique resource that was 16 years in the making, and is recommended for all collections with an emphasis in medicinal plants., Just another herb book? No! [This book] takes a fresh approach to presenting seldom seen data in a single source., The book brings together a wealth of scattered and unpublished information, filling in details of medicinal usage of plants often omitted in ethnobotanical works that concentrate on folklore and, to a lesser extent, the economic value of wild flora., If your interests lie in European ethnobotany or English floristics, this book is a bargain not to be missed., "[The indexes] add greatly to the reference value of the book, although the authors' lively writing style is an invitation for casual reading as well." --Barbara MacAlpine, American Reference Books Annual , 2005, Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition is not a self-help manual providing recipes for herbal medicines, but rather, invaluably, the two authors have set down systematically the lore that has survived in unpublished and published sources so that it is accessible and retrievable., [The indexes] add greatly to the reference value of the book, although the authors' lively writing style is an invitation for casual reading as well., This scholarly pair has produced an excellent work that combines impressive historical erudition with professional botanical expertise., This book brings together a wealth of scattered and unpublished information, filling in details of medicinal usage of plants often omitted in ethnobotanical works that concentrate on folklore and, to a lesser extent, the economic value of wild flora., At an academic level, this is a very valuable contribution to British ethnobotany. At a less academic level, it would make an equally valuable contribution to anyone's bookshelf or bedside table., Written in an easy-to-read flowing style, this book is packed with fascinating information on British and Irish folk remedies., This is an extraordinary work. . . . There can be no doubt whatsoever that it will quickly establish itself as the premier reference on its subject., This is an extraordinary work, which organises what we know on a systematic taxonomic basis, evaluates the accuracy of numerous individual records, and provides tantalising glimpses of what might be learned from studying the distribution of the remedies. There can be no doubt that it will quickly establish itself as the premier reference on its subject., A fascinating look at a large body of information on medicinal plant use by 'common folk,' representing traditions going back hundreds of years., This was an ambitious scholarly work and, in light of the resurging interest in traditional and folk medicine, it is worthwhile to examine this book., Britain's inherited knowledge of herbal medicine is a precious and dwindling resource. This book offers a formal collation of this wisdom and knowledge.
