The Herball's Guide to Botanical Drinks: Using the alchemy of plants to create potions to cleanse, restore, relax and revive

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I love this book. Everything is in details. I tried few of the potions from this book and me and my family loved it.Strong hardcover. Love all the pictures inside and detailed information about all the herbs.

This book is filled with magical recipes! I highly recommend it for anyone! I think it would make a nice housewarming or host gift!

The book offers a brief history about cultures around the world using herbal drinks throughout the years. It explains when and how one should collect and preserve the different parts of the plants from seeds and flowers to roots. It goes into detail about spring herbs, summers herbs, and autumn and winter harvest. Herb users will keep busy around the year following this book guide according to the seasons. There is a whole section about the processing of the herbs where readers will encounter the explanation of methods of drying and dehydration of herbs, juicing herbs, fermentation of herbs, etc. The last section of the book will cover the recipes for the herbal drinks. Here, readers will find the instructions for the recipes and other information such as what health benefits they offer. At the back of the book, there is a list for further reading for those who would like to explore/learn more about herbs and there is also an index. I just want to add that the book has a lot of pictures and these were beautifully done. I received a free copy via NetGalley.

The only book you will ever need on botanical drinks! All beautifully presented and prepared with obvious love and care for the heroes of the book, the plants. Much more than a recipe book, this guide gives you rich info about the plants, different ways to process them and the history / purpose of the formulations presented. It's a powerhouse and testament to Michael's deep knowledge in the field. Can't fault it!!

Interesting recipes

Great book. Full of ideas to prepare new drinks