In this 2021 post on Herbal Gift Books, a few remarkable herbals are presented first in the list.

For the serious herbalist, students included, and for someone who likes the idea of herbs, but appreciates a bit of guidance, these books offer something for your taste and lifestyle.

Without a book on Ayurveda, this list would be quite slim! This self-care manual has lots to offer.

Try your hand at making perfumes? Why not! Author, perfumer Kristen Schuhmann tells all.

Books on teas as beverages, not necessarily medicinal ones, vie for your attention. These are quite unique and playful, but the authors are serious about crafting delicious beverages.

Here find one book on drinks for which there’s not a drop of alcohol! Long-awaited, cocktails that match their inebriating cousins for taste may become far more popular with those who’re just looking for something flavorful to drink.

See this post on Gift Cookbooks for 2021.

Best of the Holidays to You!

Northeast Medicinal Plants

Northeast Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest and Use 111 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness by Liz Neves, 2020. Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR. 416 pages, includes index and references. Color illustrations.

Northeast Medicinal Plants is a guidebook par excellence. It contains essays on wildcrafting, medicine making, and seasonal foraging. And the plant monographs for over 100 species. Photographs of plant plants such as flowers, leaves and/or bark, etc. are helpful in recognizing the plant seasonally. As well the text for each monograph contains how to identify, wildcraft, considerations for medicinal use, precautions, and whether the plant is endangered. Author Neves provides instruction in making remedies and interprets the wildcrafting perspective.

Find the book Northeast Medicinal Plants here. If you don’t live in the Northeast, would Southeast Medicinal Plants or Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants be closer to you? All three guidebooks were published at the same time, so they are all up to date field guides.

Vibrational Botanicals

Vibrant Botanicals by Jennifer McGruther, 2021. Published by Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, New York. 233 pages, color illustrations. Hardcover.

A beautiful book offering really helpful guides to foods and drinks made with herbs and spices. Healthful, immune boosting, and adaptogenic, these recipes are elegant and simple with powerfully delightful results. See my review of the book, here.

Everyday Ayurveda

The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care: Rhythms, Routines, and Home Remedies for Natural Healing by Kate O’Donnell, 2020. Shambhala Publications, Boulder. 274 pages, color illustrations. Paper.

See my review of this wonderful addition to guides for daily living, in the wellness zone, here.

Find the book, Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care here.

Zero Proof

Zero-Proof: 90 Non-Alcoholic Recipes for Mindful Drinking by Elva Ramirez; Photography by Robert Bredvad, 2021. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, New York. 255 pages, color illustrations. Harcover.

Didn’t you hear that drinking alcohol is so last year? A long-awaited cocktail primer for non-alcoholic brews, Zero-Proof features a stunning array of tastes presented in highly fashionable ware and really glamorous photographs. Recipes by named mixologists from a named bar or restaurant.

Find the book Zero-Proof here.

Perfume Making

All-Natural Perfume Making: Fragrances to Lift Your Mind, Body, and Spirit by Kristen Schuhmann, 2021. Published by becker&meyerbooks! Bellvue, WA. 127 pages, color illustrations. Hardcover.

A basic guide to making botanical perfumes. Botanical perfumes highlight 2-5 essential oils in either a cosmetic-alcohol or a carrier oil base. How to measure and craft the aromas you want to surround you. Perfect leisure time activity for someone who loves aromas.

Find the book Perfume Making here.

The Botanical Beauty Hunter

The Botanical Beauty Hunter: Natural Recipes and Rituals for Skincare, Haircare and Cosmetics by Maddy Dixon, 2020. Hardie Grant Books, Victoria, Australia and London. 175 pages, color illustrations. Hardcover.

A pretty darn delightful collection of natural beauty tips and recipes, from an author who follows a clean-beauty lifestyle, albeit in sunny Australia!

Find the book The Botanical Beauty Hunter here.

Tea Sommelier

Tea Sommelier: A Step-by-Step Guide by François-Xavier Delmas, Mathias Minet, 2018. Cover Art by Lauriane Tiberghien. Published by Abbeville Press Publishers, New York and London.

A really delightful book because 1) it presents single-page lessons in 8 chapters and 2) illustrations decorate the tutorials, making the experience with the book delightful.

Find the book Tea Sommelier here.

Wild Tea

Wild Tea: Grow, Gather, Brew and Blend 40 Ingredients and 30 Recipes for Healthful Herbal Teas by Nick Moyle and Richard Hood, 2020. Published by Stackpole Books, CT.

I am amused over the author’s explanation of the title, Wild Tea. They’ve put together this book for adventures with herbs and garden plants in steeped or infused teas. Not necessarily the caffeinated kind! Master the tea scene at your house by crafting your own brews. The authors are gardeners as well as artful tea masters in Somerset, England.

Find the book Wild Teas here.

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