Discover the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 500 herbs and spices inThe Complete Language of Herbs—now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference.Along with abeautiful visual depiction, each entry provides the herb or spice'sscientific and common names,characteristics, andhistoric meanings and powersfrom mythology, medieval legends, folklore, and flower poetry.Did you know that allspice can be added to herbal mixtures to attract money or luck? Or that sprinkling arrowroot at the doors of your home will keep guests' negative energy from entering? Reaching the height of popularity during the Victorian era, floriographies—dictionaries of symbolic flower meanings—were an amusing pastime and art to subtly communicate unspoken emotions.To complement the success ofTheComplete Language of Flowers,author S. Theresa Dietz has scoured historic sources and...