"Guido has written a classic. What is most masterful about Guido's teachings and writing is the way he weaves folklore, tradition, and science flawlessly together, making a sensible, cohesive argument for the daily use of these common and important plants."—(Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist and founder of United Plant Savers and author of Rosemary Gladstar's Family Herbal and Planting the Future) "I highly recommend this book not only for its content but also because, like Michael Pollan's Botany of Desire, Guido Masé's book is a joy to read and is interspersed with exquisite herb photographs that capture the spiritual essence of the plants he describes."—(Michael Tierra, author of Way of Herbs and Planetary Herbology and founder of the American Herbalists Guild) As people moved into cities and suburbs and embraced modern medicine and industrialized food, they lost their connection to nature, in particular to the plants with which humanity coevolved. These plants are...
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"Guido has written a classic. What is most masterful about Guido's teachings and writing is the way he weaves folklore, tradition, and science flawlessly together, making a sensible, cohesive argument for the daily use of these common and important plants."—(Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist and founder of United Plant Savers and author of Rosemary Gladstar's Family Herbal and Planting the Future) "I highly recommend this book not only for its content but also because, like Michael Pollan's Botany of Desire, Guido Masé's book is a joy to read and is interspersed with exquisite herb photographs that capture the spiritual essence of the plants he describes."—(Michael Tierra, author of Way of Herbs and Planetary Herbology and founder of the American Herbalists Guild) As people moved into cities and suburbs and embraced modern medicine and industrialized food, they lost their connection to nature, in particular to the plants with which humanity coevolved. These plants are...