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a wonderful rich harvest of medicinal remedies made from ingredients found in our kitchens Review by Glennie Kindred

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Kitchen Medicine is a wonderful rich harvest of medicinal remedies made from ingredients found in our kitchens, a treasure trove of interesting stories, history, quotes, medicinal facts and recipes, with a cosmopolitan feel. It is beautifully presented and every page has sumptuous photos taken by Julie herself. But this is no coffee-table book. It is packed full with sound medicinal understanding and recipes we can all make using simple ingredients found in our kitchens.

I really like the way it is laid out. Despite every page being crammed with information, it is easy to follow and a delight to use and has a good ‘quick reference by ailment’ section at the back. The book includes familiar spices, fruit, vegetables, drinks, condiments and many other things found in our kitchens. It transports us into a deeper and richer relationship with them by providing us with their botanical information, their political history and their medicinal traditions worldwide. The medicinal actions of the plants, the reasons why the treatments work, are covered clearly, with an easy to follow scientific base.

This is the best book I’ve seen on this subject and I just want to buy it for everyone I know! It encourages and inspires us to join in, to become part of this rich heritage and to experiment with developing our own medicines and recipes. It empowers us to realise that we don’t need to go out and buy expensive alternative medicines, we can make them ourselves from ingredients we have in our kitchens. This book is a great resource, an inspiration, a thing of great beauty and healing. Everyone should have a copy in their kitchens!
Glennie Kindred is the author of numerous books, including Hedgerow Medicine. (Posted on 20/10/2010)