Publisher's Synopsis
"The Alchemy of Foods and Herbs: Course 3 from "Beet the Beetnik to Buckley the Buckwheat" is part of a 15 Course Series that started with Course 1: "The Alchemy of the 5 Elements" as part of "The Legend of the Beet Brothers" as they study in the "College of Alchemy for Plants" from the 5 Elements to learn how to heal humans as well as the 5 senses. After graduating they began their journey around the globe interviewing plants and trees from Abbie the Abuta to Zen the Zucchini" Course 2: "The Alchemy of Foods and Herbs" starts with Abbie the Abuta and goes to Beezy the Bee Pollen Queen" covering about 55 plants and herbs. Course 3: starts with the Beet Brothers and goes to Buckley the Buckwheat" covering about 40 herbs and trees. There will be over 600 herbs covered throughout the 15 courses. Each course is in a story version of adventures as they interview each plant and tree with story, humor and poetry. Each course covers recipes of facial and body supplies, household needs, culinary and medicinal recipes and numerous charts on properties from absorbents to zymotics and uses from abscesses to zygomycosis. It also details the chemistry and nutrients within the charts from acetates to zinc covering hundreds of chemical constituents and nutrients in each course, puzzles, quizzes, charts on Ayurveda, 5 elements, Chakra's and more.
