ed. cossetania 101 Plantes Medicinals I Aromátiques Silvestres

Features ed. cossetania 101 plantes medicinals i aromátiques silvestres

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101 Medicinal Plants I Wild Aromatics of Catalonia that cal conèixer. Illustrations by Toni LLobet. Complete and illustrative mini-guide on wild medicinal and aromatic plants that can be found in Catalonia.

Plants with remedies, with medicinal applications and often also with aromatic qualities and gastronomic uses, are part of our natural and ethnographic heritage. The number and variety of species with these qualities is enormous in a country like ours, with a great diversity of environments, from the Mediterranean lowland to the Pyrenees. In this guide, 101 wild species have been collected that you need to know, among those that grow spontaneously in the fields and in the forest. A tool to get started, know what they are and recognize them, with a very synthetic approach. The easiest to identify, the most popular and those without contraindications due to severe toxicity have been prioritized. However, its uses vary geographically and according to the popular culture of each place. Each species is accompanied by precise and simple information to facilitate its recognition in the field.