{"product_id":"the-gardeners-companion-to-medicinal-plants-an-a-z-of-healing-plants-and-home-remedies-9780711238107","title":"The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants: An A-Z of Healing Plants and Home Remedies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully illustrated giftable gardening reference book, which combines exquisite botanical illustrations with practical self-help projects. Every day sees a discovery in the press about the new uses of plants, and it's certain that most of our most important drugs are derived from plants. From willow (used to procure aspirin) to periwinkle (used in chemotherapy to treat lymphoma) many common garden plants have provided cures in modern medicine. In this book readers can discover more than 200 life-saving plants and 25 home-grown remedies to make themselves. Each home cure is described and illustrated with step-by-step photographs to show how you can be a gardener and heal yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew\u003c\/b\u003e is a world famous centre for botanical and mycological knowledge. Over the past 250 years Kew has made innumerable contributions to increasing the understanding of plants and fungi with many benefits for humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Irving\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, forager and qualified herbalist. He works at Kew Gardens on the Medicinal Plant Names Services project, developing and promoting a global resource for plant names. His passion for plants was sparked during the two years he spent working for the UK's leading supplier of wild foods, Forager Ltd. Over the last five years Jason has taught hundreds of people how to find, identify and use wild plants on his popular foraging and herbal medicine courses in London. His essay on the history of cocktail bitters was included in the book \u003ci\u003eKew's Teas, Tonics and Tipples\u003c\/i\u003e and he was botanical consultant for the book \u003ci\u003eEdible City\u003c\/i\u003e by John Rensten. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Frances Lincoln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50601298559250,"sku":"9780711238107","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d510a19d-4a6d-4422-9751-1d02948494d5.jpg?v=1732225229","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gardeners-companion-to-medicinal-plants-an-a-z-of-healing-plants-and-home-remedies-9780711238107","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}