Author Description

The Healing Herbs 2011 Wall Calendar pairs useful and informative herbal text with sixteenth-century woodcuts published by Italian physician Pierandrea Mattioli, which have been colorized in a modernized retro style. Herbs have been in use by the traditional healer for untold generations, in all cultures and climates. The herbalist's medicine cabinet is filled with plants with complex histories and fascinating personalities. This calendar features a different herb each month with an overview of its valuable properties. Reintroduce yourself to these reliable old friends just waiting for you outside your front door. Author Sue Sierralupe is certified as a Master Gardener, Sustainable Landscape Educator and Medical Herbalist in Eugene, Oregon. The interior pages of this calendar are printed on 100% recycled, 50% post-consumer paper, processed chlorine free and printed with soy based inks.