Theherbalisthashadmanynamesthroughouttheages-CunningWoman,WiseWoman,evenWitch-allhidingthetruthofwhattheyare...earlypioneersofscience,andfountainsoftraditional,nature-basedknowledge.Allaroundusareplantsandherbsthatcanbeusedtoimproveourwellbeingandencourageamorenature-focusedapproachtohealth.Steepedinhistory,theherbalist’sartpavedthewayformodernscience-butdidn’tnecessarilyneedtohavebeenreplacedbyit.InTheTimeTraveller’sHerbal,thetraditionalremediesandrecipesthatwerepasseddownthroughtheagesareofferedtothemodernreaderasameanstoreconnectwiththenaturalworld,whilereapingthebenefits.Steepedinthestoriesthroughwhichtheseremedieshavebeenpasseddowntous,ourconnectiontothepastisfullyexploredinaromanticandmeanderingjourneythroughtheplantsandflowersthathavehealedandhelpedusthroughtheages.Travellingbackthroughthemistsoftime,theancientmysteriesoftheplantsandflowersthathavesavedlivesinaworldwithoutmodernmedicineareuncovered.Toldoverthecenturies,startinginancientRome,thereaderjourneysthroughtimesamplingthebotanicalmarvelsthatdideverythingfromsoothingthepainoffevertorevealingtheworldofthefaeries,andlearnsthestoriesthatsurroundusinthenaturalworld.Aguidetothemythsofalostart,TheTimeTraveller’sHerbalisthebookeverybuddingapothecaryshouldreachfor.Includinginstructionsforover25recipesandmakesusingcommonlyfound,foragedoreasilyprocuredingredients,authorAmandaEdmistonweavesastorythroughtherecipesaboutthecraftoftheherbalist,tappingintothetraditionalknowledgepasseddownthroughgenerationsandreworkingitforthemodernreader.
