Reader's Digest The Essential Book of Herbs: Gardening * Health * Cooking

An illustrated guide to growing and using herbs to enhance your cooking and your health. This beautifully illustrated, complete guide to herbs unlocks the secrets of these wonder plantsfrom planting and harvesting to cooking and storingincluding their health benefits. Now you can discover the joy and pleasure of growing your own herbsfor spicing up meals, creating crafts, treating ailments, and more. In this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated herbal guide youll find information on their history, cultivation, propagation, and harvesting, along with a wealth of great ideas for using herbs everyday in a variety of ways. This guide unravels the mysteries of these versatile plants, with savvy tips and simple formulas for maximizing their powers. Did you know? Mint can repel ants, flies, mice, and moths Garlic can seriously lower cholesterol Chives, fennel, tarragon, thyme, oregano, and winter savory are perennials Rosemary was used in the Middle Ages for its tranquilizing effects, and it is still a digestion aid