9130 MEN Guide to Herbs A to Z

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“A cheerful-looking, hardy herb, St. John’s wort is famous for healing everything from depression to bruises and burns. It is impervious to extreme heat and inconsistent watering, it roots readily, and it gives off a subtle fragrance of balsamicscented greens. As a roadside plant with an adaptable root system, this herb springs up just about all over the world.” —“ST. JOHN’S WORT,” PAGE 80

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On the Cover GROW A POLLINATORFRIENDLY GARDEN

MEDICINE CABINET MUST-HAVES

One garden alone can't save the bees, birds and butterflies, but if each contained just a few of the herbs that pollinators love, what a difference we could make. Fill your herb garden with some of the flowers found on the following pages:

Stock your medicine cabinet with herbal treatments that will help keep your family healthy and happy. The remedies found on the following pages are just some of our favorite ways to take advantage of nature’s healing powers:

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11, 28, 34, 43, 62, 63, 73, 75, 79, 86, 89, 90, 93 DELICIOUS RECIPES FROM AROUND THE WORLD Boost the flavor quotient of your meals by experimenting in the kitchen with a wide array of culinary herbs. The herb-rich recipes found on the following pages will amp up any meal:

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