The Scots Herbal

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Summary: The Scots Herbal ( The Plant Lore of Scotland)
Review: This is a delightful book which breaks into two sections. The first deals with the plants generally and there uses throughout history taking into account religious and political changes to both the nature of the land and attitudes to their usage. It is an extremely intelligent and insightful account based on a great deal of research and knowledge, and some wonderful humour imbedded in the text. The second part of the book tells the reader of the indigenous plants by common, Latin, Scots and Gaelic names. It looks at the use specific plants were put to. and although it does not tell you how to make a plant dye, or how to make a poultice, there are many books which do. This book is , in my experience as a Scot living in Scotland who has been interested in herbalism for over a decade a unique find.

Rating:
Summary: The Scots Herbal ( The Plant Lore of Scotland)
Review: This is a delightful book which breaks into two sections. The first deals with the plants generally and there uses throughout history taking into account religious and political changes to both the nature of the land and attitudes to their usage. It is an extremely intelligent and insightful account based on a great deal of research and knowledge, and some wonderful humour imbedded in the text. The second part of the book tells the reader of the indigenous plants by common, Latin, Scots and Gaelic names. It looks at the use specific plants were put to. and although it does not tell you how to make a plant dye, or how to make a poultice, there are many books which do. This book is , in my experience as a Scot living in Scotland who has been interested in herbalism for over a decade a unique find.