BOOKS & CO - THE MEDICINAL GARDEN - Caroline Parker

Medicinal herbs aren't just for traditional medicinal preparations, they are also a wonderful way to complement a healthy diet. The Medicinal Garden is the perfect guide to revitalising your health with ingredients you can grow and forage yourself.

From edible treats to therapeutic remedies, unearth the healing potential of plants both wild and cultivated. This stylishly illustrated book features forty herb profiles and seven medicinal weeds ideal for foraging, plus instructions on how to set up and maintain a planted or container garden.

You'll learn to discover the healing power of your very own medicinal garden with edible recipes for cakes, biscuits, salads, soups, teas and many more. The practical guide also features easy, natural remedies for your skin, gut, muscles, heart and mind with recipes for oils, tinctures, compresses, steams and washes for health and healing.


The Illustrated Garden Series description
Gardens are an endless supply of bounty. Many of our everyday needs can be met with a garden. This new series, referencing seasons rather than months, works with authors and illustrators to offer practical information in an original package on how to cultivate, grow, pick, treat, heal, observe, preserve and learn from the garden.
Series includes:
The Kitchen Garden (2022)
The Preserving Garden (2023)
The Medicinal Garden (2024)
The Picking Garden (2025)

About Caroline Parker - Author

Caroline Parker is an Australian author and herbalist, known for her book "The Medicinal Garden." She is based in the Wombat Forest in Central Victoria and shares her knowledge through workshops and her business, The Cottage Herbalist, which specialises in organic herbal teas and gardening. Caroline holds a degree in Western Herbal Medicine and is a member of the Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia.