This eight-part series from herbalist and historian Anne Stobart considers the complicated question: did herbs work?

• Did Herbal Recipe Ingredients Really Work?
• Take One Herbal Recipe
• Herb Qualities and Indications
• The Herb Monograph
• Medicinal Herb Constituents and Actions
• Herb Actions and the Importance of Family
• Preparing Herbs Together in a Recipe
• A Protocol for Evaluating Herbal Efficacy