Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Herbalist's Way
Nancy Phillips · 2005
78/100
👍 Worth It
A comprehensive, beautifully produced guide to herbalism that goes well beyond recipes to cover the full arc of practicing herbalism — growing, preparing, listening to clients, and navigating the real-world business of it. Chelsea Green's production standards show, and Rosemary Gladstar's foreword is a genuine endorsement from a respected elder in the field. Readers should treat herbal medicine as a complement to conventional care rather than a substitute, but as a reference and inspiration for community herbalists this one is hard to beat.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety78
substance82
craft78
originality72
accuracy72
hype70
age-fit80
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict78
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