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A healthier life is right at your fingertips - or at least only a few steps from your door!Backyard Pharmacy helps you choose the best backyard medicinal plants. All of the plants can be grown easily by the home gardener throughout North America - and used for their healing and natural-remedy properties! Author Elizabeth Millard shares her deep knowledge of what to add to your garden to grow your own medicine cabinet to enhance your health.Each featured plant profile includes- a detailed full-color photograph of the plant and key preparation steps- a description and a brief history of the plants including recommended varieties- how to plant, grow, and harvest- the parts of the plant to be used- the health and nutritional properties of the plant- current scientific research on the plant- any special harvesting, storing, or preparation instructions- how to use the plant as a remedy any cautions to noteRichly illustrated with 200 photographs, Backyard Pharmacy not only includes photography of the plants, but also images demonstrating key elements to the step-by-step preparation, harvest, and storage methods to get the best results from your gardening efforts.