This 2006 edition has been replaced by the new, updated 2018 edition of this popular book on herbs. An excellent resource. Beautifully-illustrated pages give tips on how to grow, use, and benefit from 130 herbs. Spiritual lessons from herbs mentioned in the Bible help the reader discover living parables of the natural world in relationship to God's spiritual world. For example, the herb Hyssop has internal and external cleansing value, and it is mentioned in the Bible in relationship to the cleansing of sins. Recipes, culinary and medicinal charts, and a devotional section titled "Jesus and the Herbs" make this book a uniquely inspiring experience and resource.

Herbal remedies for glowing health and well-being.

When did the West discover Chinese healing traditions? Most people might point to the "rediscovery" of Chinese acupuncture in the 1970s. In Needles, Herbs, Gods, and Ghosts, Linda Barnes leads us back, instead, to the thirteenth century to uncover the story of the West's earliest known encounters with Chinese understandings of illness and healing. A medical anthropologist with a degree in comparative religion, Barnes illuminates the way constructions of medicine, religion, race, and the body informed Westerners' understanding of the Chinese and their healing traditions.

"God's Wild Herbs" takes us out of our cultivated gardens ~ into the wilds of forest, pasture, pond and meadow. This book is a companion volume to Dennis Ellingson's earlier book, "God's Healing Herbs," that has brought helpful information and inspiration to thousands of gardeners and health-conscious readers. Take this book out on the trail with you to forage, identify and appreciate the wild plants you see. Use the alphabetical listings and descriptions of wild herbs and edible plants. Then rest for a while under the shade of a tree or on a park bench and read one of the meditations that are sprinkled throughout the book. These readings are titled "Along the Path," relating thoughts about God and his word and his ways to the created things we see along the foraging path. Also included are recipes and uses (both external and internal) for the 121 herbs identified in the book. Each herb is accompanied by at least one photo. And lovely photos of walking paths in various regions of the country grace the pages and entice the reader to get out and go exploring "on the path." Written by a recognized herbalist and Christian minister, this unique book is easy to use, thoroughly researched, inspirational, and beautiful!

Combining wisdom from the Good Book and America's most popular hobby, Allan A. Swenson celebrates the glories of biblical herbs. From aloe to coriander, dill to hyssop, and sage to wormwood, Herbs of the Bible and How to Grow Them provides gardeners with essential information on planting times, soil preparation, herb care (in and out-of-doors), drying and cooking methods -- even how to use the herbs for aromatherapy. Readers will also find out where the herbs are mentioned in the Bible and have a complete guide to biblical gardens around the United States and the rest of the world -- with a special chapter on the magnificent Biblical Garden Preserve outside Tel Aviv.Complete with sources for seeds and gardening supplies, plans for designing a personal garden, and a list of places that feature herbs of the Bible, such as the Cloisters in New York City, this an indispensable book that will enable readers to nurture beautiful plants as well as their own spirituality.