Back Eden Jethro Kloss Reviews Summary

Book Quality and Design

Pros:

• "The print in the book I received was large and I haven’t had any issues with smearing ink."
• "paperback is small and handy so can be taken around like a novel."
• "I was happy to find an aesthetically pleasing copy at a fair price."
• "Good price and arrived in great condition."
• "This copy is in excellent physical shape, but obviously had been kept in a damp place, as evidenced by the distinct musty odor."
• "I have seen a better book, but I cannot find it at this moment."
• "I was able to share this information with my mother when she got sick from cancer and now she is cancer free."

Cons:

• "I returned it for this reason which is a shame as it looked interesting. A different edition in a more standard size and printed with more care would be better."
• "I like the book a lot, but it arrived with crushed leaves falling out of the book, as if it had been used."
• "This book is not the original. I cannot use it. Very disappointed!! Waste of money!!!"
• "This updated version had some really cringey, awful advice that was clearly the opinion of whomever did the updates."
• "The only negative to mention about this book...is that the print (font) is extremely small."
• "Additionally, the print quality is terrible - you touch the page it's is immediately smudged."
• "The print is super tiny and literally would need a magnifying glass to read it."

Content and Usefulness

Pros:

• "Full of information that you will not get any place else it’s a book I would not let go of but have ordered for many of my older children to get this knowledge."
• "Thank you very much! I have not had this book for 51 years, and really liked it, and learned a lot from it about herbs mostly, but also about fasting for the 'health' of it!"
• "The various health conditions that affect people are laid out and explained to the fullest."
• "info is amazing worth the purchase"
• "This is the ORIGINAL 'BIBLE' OF HERBS, a must have if you're serious about natural healing."
• "'Back to Eden' is very good book that has quite a number of natural remedies for those persons who are interested in taking less pharmaceutical products for ailments of the body."
• "This book spawned generations of support as this is THE main reference for people to use if looking for herbal, non medical resources of health care and dietary maintenance."

Cons:

• "I wish the writer spent less on the 'extra' discussion at the back of the book and more on herbs and systems."
• "Unfortunately, it seems Certain ailments I'm dealing with now I'm not finding any help with in this book."
• "Many herbs that have a safe and venerable history when used by competent herbalists-- such as parsley, elderberry, and valerian, for example-- have been branded 'dangerous' in this new edition."
• "The information is largely medically inaccurate, laughable today, and in some parts completely dangerous or downright deadly."
• "Outdated and very religious. Lets take a look at the books rationale for vegetarianism: 'Whereas, before the flood when no flesh was eaten, men regularly lived over 900 years; after the flood, when flesh was added to man's diet, life expectancy soon decreased to a little over 100 years'."
• "He makes many wild unsubstantiated claims such as Saffron cures measles and scarlet fever."
• "Good information but I find many of the treatments brief or outdated."

Personal Impact

Pros:

• "This was a gift and I have enjoyed it for over 40 years!"
• "I've had this book for over a decade."
• "I love this book! I’m learning so much and reaffirming things I’ve somehow already known."
• "Great reference and obviously has held up over all this time!"
• "I still use blackberry root for diarrhea. It really works. All you need is a few sips and it's over."
• "You truly changed my life."
• "Very informative with a host of information and natural remedies that has stood the test of time!"

Cons:

• "I'm disappointed that I can't use this copy, but will eventually purchase another one."
• "I used to travel abroad with my husband's company and took the things he suggested as you really need to take care of yourself since you don't know doctors when traveling."
• "It's because of this book that I am healed."
• "This book has to be the standard for the genre."
• "This book is filled with LOST knowledge!! LOST!! Modern America (1940+) has forgotten all the wisdom passed from generation to generation."
• "It actually helped me out a lot when I came down with Pleurisy."
• "I now live by this book."