The Time Traveller’s Herbal: Stories and Recipes from the Historical Apothecary Cabinet
Amanda is a Herb Society ambassador who works as a ‘herbal storyteller’. She researches folklore and legends to identify traditional herbal remedies, which she layers with modern science and social history to create an immersive storytelling experience. The Time Traveller’s Herbal is the culmination of her captivating herbal storytelling journey. The book is a magical journey through ancient cultures and traditions, weaving evocative tales of how plants were used by our ancestors throughout various cultures and time periods.
The book itself is beautiful to behold, with marvelously designed illustrations and botanical backgrounds, which enrich the reader’s experience. In each chapter we travel to a different culture and era, where we learn historic tales, poems, charms and invocations to our plant allies.
Every chapter also includes several historic recipes that can be made with easily located or foraged plants. Some of the fabulous recipes recorded in this tome include May haw brandy, nettle hair tonic and a colour- changing heather tonic; with more than 25 recipes included throughout.
The book also includes a thorough glossary of terms and people, which are highlighted in bold throughout the text to indicate they are important. She finishes with a list of resources and a bibliography, which allows readers a starting place for their own research on these fascinating tales.
This book will appeal to anyone interested in folklore, herbal history and herbal remedies. It’s a must-have addition to anyone’s herbal book collection, and would make a beautiful gift for the herb lovers in your life!