Review of "Rosemary Gladstar's medicinal herbs" on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
Really awesome introduction to herbalism. Herb books are going to be a little earthy-crunchy by nature, but Rosemary is an OG and doesn't waste time rambling. She jumps right in with basic guides on what differentiates decoctions, teas, tinctures, syrups, salves, etc and how to prepare these and more. The book is broken down plant-by-plant, with recipes and tips included in each chapter, which makes it really intuitive as a straight read or reference book. I'll certainly be using it as the latter when the copy I bought arrived (my library copy was due much too soon.)
This does contain her famous original Fire Cider recipe, by the way, which I've currently got brewing on my desk. Quit buying trademark-happy Shire City Herbals' tiny bottles for $16 and save yrself some cash!