Arranged in A-Z order, this little book is a fascinating collection of traditional remedies -- & the disorders they soothe -- that reflects our society's increasing interest in the simple & natural as we reject the sophisticated & the synthetic. Here is a wealth of information on what our ancestors used for their ailments -- drawing from the fields, hedgerows & kitchen cupboard -- before the days of antibiotics & tranquilizers. Folk medicine dates back into the mists of time. There is archeological evidence that primitive human beings made use of healing plants.