Rosemary Gladstars Herbal Recipes Vibrant Reviews Summary

Content and Layout

Pros:

• "The book has a user friendly format which contains a lot of information about herbs and herb use."
• "This book is very simply organized with a wonderful index."
• "Excellent setup for reference and lovely presentation."
• "The book is well written, in a way that anybody can understand (I am not a native speaker)."
• "It is well written, well laid out, and easy to find what you are looking for."
• "I Love the overall way the book is laid out, putting everything in an order that makes it easy to look up what you need."
• "Book is very well laid out with pictures and easy reference."

Cons:

• "When the publisher shrunk the book, they did not adjust the print size. Smaller than 6 pt and greyed out. Book is totally unreadable."
• "The layout looks great in print but can get broken up when in digital format."
• "The pages of this book are on their side, rather than being bound into the book at their side edge, the pages are bound on their bottom edge, rending this book unreadable without a lot of rotating of the book while reading."
• "It can be difficult to navigate on a phone or tablet."
• "I'm VERY disappointed in this book because it's super tiny, making the print super tiny, which makes it difficult to read."
• "The publisher printed this paperback book in an uncomfortable size. It should be larger."
• "The index is lacking in sufficient information and I find it frustrating to use."

Usefulness and Information

Pros:

• "Lots of great information."
• "I've only just begun reading this book and I feel that I've gained a lot of valuable information about herbs and how to best use them for my health."
• "This book is a life saver."
• "Tons of recipes many of which use simple ingredients that are readily available."
• "I am always referring this book and easily find the answers I'm looking for."
• "This is the best herbal book I've read by Rosemary Gladstar."
• "This book was worth the money! if you are into Herbalism this is the book for you."

Cons:

• "I probably should've gotten the beginners/introduction book first."
• "Some of the recipes for some of the things like Indian Pipe are not in the book and some don’t have recipes for blending some of the most basic herbs together."
• "I stopped reading this book after finding these two errors within the first five minutes."
• "The author suggests that readers ingest so many tinctures, tonics, teas, foods, etc... each day that I wondered how anyone could live this 'natural' lifestyle without getting sick to their stomachs or becoming bankrupt."
• "USE CAUTION, especially if you are using this book for children!"
• "I don't trust this book bc on page 88 there is recipe that includes skunk cabbage. Skunk cabbage is poison and harmful in very small doses."
• "But there is information in there that is plainly dated or dangerous."

Design and Quality

Pros:

• "Nice paper quality and pictures."
• "The pictures are beautiful and inspiring by themselves."
• "These books are well organized and visually enjoyable."
• "I am not one to usually read books, but this one was very visually appealing and easy to digest!"
• "In mint condition."
• "I love this book so much. My poor copy is dog-eared, book marked, high lighted and noted so much already!"
• "I liked it so much I bought it again to give as a gift."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately, I will be returning this book."
• "I regret not buying the paperback."
• "And pages are falling out upon opening the book for the first time."
• "The edge of the book was warped upon arrival which was unexpected for a new book."
• "Went to use some recipes and discovered several pages missing as well as repeated pages."
• "I am throwing my book away bc I don't trust it."
• "I now wish I had given it a little hesitation, because we've decided to return it and get our money back."

Recipes and Remedies

Pros:

• "All the recipes are easy to understand."
• "The recipes are fabulous!!!"
• "So many wonderful herbal recipes easily broken down into sections such as 'for children' and 'for women.'"
• "The recipes are clearly described and the book is wonderful reading."
• "This book is full of great easy recipes for all sorts of different ailments!"
• "It gives recipes for tinctures, oils, salves, poultices, syrups and much more; and gives specific recipe recommendations for specific ailments."
• "I've made some of her recipes as well as created some of my own. All with success."

Cons:

• "Some of her recipes have so many ingredients it makes it costly to make."
• "Many of the recipes included are incredibly complex as far as herbal medicine goes."
• "There was only one face cream/lotion recipe in the whole book."
• "This book has some great recipes, but a lot of them are measured in parts which to me is not really accurate."
• "Bought this book to use as recipes for tinctures. It did not contain many."
• "I thought it would be more about herbs grown and blended but instead it is combining premade tinctures, not at all what I expected."
• "If you like to mail order or live next door to a store that sells exotic herb this book is for you! All recipes have numerous uncommon ingredients."

Author's Expertise and Approach

Pros:

• "If anyone has received the acknowledgement of her peers for being one of the best, It's Rosemary."
• "Those already immersed in the world of herbs and plants will appreciate the loving approach Rosemary takes to sharing her experiences."
• "She sounds like she knows what she's talking about and gives great advise on all kinds of things."
• "Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health is a great book."
• "Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health by Rosemary Gladstar is a should-have for anyone interested in herbal or natural remedies because this author is the EXPERT."
• "Rosemary Gladstar has a knack for making use of herbs easy to understand and inspiring to experiment with."
• "Rosemary Gladstar is the grandmother of herbalists, so you can't go wrong with any of her books."

Cons:

• "It's just so full of stuff I cannot agree with theologically that I cannot get into the information that is useful."
• "I referred to this book for recipes, however, I don't like her approach in witchcraft and magic of praying to the plant or any of that garbage."
• "The information is good, but the flaky talk ruins my respect."
• "I don't know what credentials the author has, but there are several inaccuracies in this book."
• "I browsed through just the pages that were available for 'looking inside', and found many inaccuracies."
• "Could do without the feel good about plants at the beginning. To me it seemed a little overboard."
• "Good information, but so full of her personal beliefs that it is hard for me to get to the good stuff."