"I have been searching for a user-friendly, objective herbal guide for years. Michael Castleman has finally provided one! Whether you are interested in growing and preparing your own or buying an herbal remedy from your local health store, this book will tell you what you need to know about how to use nature's medicines effectively."
-- Joe Graedon, author of The People's Pharmacy

"...Castleman writes with a flair and humor that comes only to those who have paid their dues and learned their subject well...."
-- John Poppy, Esquire

"...successfully bridges the practical with the scientific. The book is well organized, readable, and, most important, presents information accurately and accessibly."
-- Sheldon Saul Hendler, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, and author of The Doctor's Vitamin and Mineral Encyclopedia