Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland: A Foraging and Photographic Identification Guide

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To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. However, the fact there were no images or illustrations really ruined it for me - it was hard to immerse myself in the book when I had to google every plant to see what it looked like. He wrote the book to help us rediscover our forgotten plant heritage and how to use wild plants as food and medicine.

This did, however, help me to identify wild garlic in the early summer, which I foraged till I had no more room in my freezer! My book covers forty-eight plants and includes multiple colour photographs for easy plant identification. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.common namescientific namefamilyan easy to understand botanical descriptionmultiple full colour photos of each plantwhen the plant flowerswhere it is founda historical summarywhich parts of the plant to usehow the plant is used as foodits nutritional profileits traditional folk medicine usesand finally, safety notesFor over fifteen years I have experimented and explored the world of wild plants. I would have loved pictures, I know Robin gives you a link for a free downloadable guide but I want to read a book, not read a book and reference elsewhere for info. I regard thiese as an essential part of the available information for any plant identification compilation. And provides plant lovers with a much-needed resource for understanding nature’s most useful wild plants.

I get the feeling the author threw this together quickly to get it published as soon as possible, it's a major downfall because it really shows.He has been recommended in BBC Good Food magazine, Sainsbury's magazine as well as in The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph etc. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.