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Chinese Medicinal Herbs

A Gardener's Guide to Growing and Using 50 Healing Plants

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Apr 20, 2027
Page Count
252 pages
Publisher
Timber Press
ISBN-13
9781643265629

Price

$13.99

Price

$17.99 CAD

Format

ebook

Format:

ebook $13.99 $17.99 CAD

An essential guide to growing and using 50 common Traditional Chinese medicinal plants
 
In Chinese Medicinal Herbs, botanist and horticulturist Chunling Liu introduces gardeners to 50 of the most important Traditional Chinese medicinal plants, including Ginkgo, Tree Peony, Easter Lily, Sprenger’s Magnolia, and Goji Berry, and their immense potential for healing and wellness. Combining Traditional Chinese Medicine, botany, horticultural science, and practical cultivation, this authoritative yet accessible guide teaches readers how to identify, cultivate, harvest, and process these 50 plants for producing high-quality medicine, as well as highlighting the plants’ traditional uses, cultural significance, and applications in teas, foods, and home herbal preparations, all while celebrating the reciprocal relationship between humans and plants. Whether you are a gardener, farmer, herbal enthusiast, horticulture student, plant collector, or herbal entrepreneur, Liu’s expertise will help you successfully cultivate these remarkable plants while bringing botanical knowledge, tradition, and ancient wisdom into today’s world.