Gifted Herbologist Betty L. Havens shares a lifetime of experience and wisdom about natural healing, prevention, and cures. "My Herb Journal" provides formulas for basic daily health, solutions for aches and pains and disorders of every sort. She includes recipes for bodily cleansing, internally and externally. There are secrets for successful organic gardening including layouts and garden plans plus methods of identifying and managing helpful and harmful insects. She illustrates with sketches of many insects as well as herbs and natural plants available for the benefit and use of man. The author covers many, many other topics such as using herbs for both gourmet cooking and medicinal teas, oils for aroma therapy and other benefits, making natural dyes, natural insect repellents, garden soil preparation, composting, pruning trees and bushes, worming and other pet care tips, and much, much more.