The herbs in my garden
About 12000 different plant species grow in Europe. Of these, 1500, or just over 10%, are edible and several hundred are classified as poisonous.
We use only a fraction of what grows in our garden or in front of our front door. But the most inconspicuous little plant can contain bioactive substances that have a positive influence on health, as they stimulate the metabolism and immune system.
(Garden) herbs in the diet
Increasingly, wild plants can be found in markets or supermarkets, and the topic of herbs is on everyone’s lips. The new dimensions of taste not only bring the admiration of family and friends, they also do good for health.
The integration of wild plants and herbs in the diet guarantees a high supply of healing substances, whether through the use of herbal oil or herbal vinegar, the “Schnapps” after the meal, as a spread or as juice.
But how to prepare them? Recipes and much more can be found in “The herbs in my garden”.
Thousands of enthusiastic readers cannot be wrong; in this encyclopedia you will find comprehensive and detailed information on really every medicinal plant, from elecampane and cyclamen to dwarf elderberry and onion.
Over 500 of the most important spice and medicinal plants are presented in detail.
Herb-gathering times and preparation
In the practical part the reader learns everything about the cultivation, the ideal collection times and the preparation of traditional home remedies from the folk medicine.
In addition, over 1000 recipes for the preparation of teas, tinctures, wines, liqueurs, schnapps, oils, vinegars, juices, ointments and baths are described in detail.
But that’s not all, because countless references to the use of herbs as remedies in naturopathy, folk medicine and alternative medicine are also described in detail.
Detailed herb house book for constant use
“The herbs in my garden“is a detailed work with over 700 color photos and subject index, which combines modern scientific knowledge with traditional traditions and holistic forms of energy in the best way possible.
This large herb house book for constant use in the garden and kitchen should not be missing in any household and will probably be one of the few that you can really use every day!
The herbs in my garden
Authors – Siegrid Hirsch and Felix Grünberger
Freya Verlag – Updated new edition 2019
Hardcover – four-color throughout – numerous photos – 800 pages
Format: 20 x 26 cm – ISBN 978-3-902134-79-0
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About the authors
Siegrid Hirsch, nature-loving grown up in untouched landscape in the easternmost corner of Austria, visited the higher technical training college for building construction. After marriage and the birth of their children their interest in alternative healing methods grew.
She first wrote for several regional newspapers and then worked for many years as an editor and presenter for radio and television at the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation). Already initiated by her mother into the use of medicinal plants, she completed her training in medicinal plants and botany at the Ignaz Schlifnis School of Medicinal Herbs.
Her commitment led her to the largest herbal association in Austria, where she serves as a board member. Since 2002 she is the editor of the magazine “Gesundheitsbote”.
Felix Grünberger, Medicinal plants, educational and show garden
In the herb garden of Felix Grünberger grow on approx. 1000 m² about 300 different herbs. We also grow old varieties of fruit trees and various berry bushes. The cultivation takes place after strictly biological guidelines. Felix Grünberger operates this herb, – show and/or. Teaching garden (no commercial use) private.
In 1985 the herb garden was officially opened as a teaching and display garden. The Upper Austrian provincial government awarded Felix Grünberger the special environmental protection prize “Naturnahe Hausgärten”. It expressed the gratitude and appreciation for his meritorious work for the protection of the environment.
