The author explains how, among hundreds of plants, to recognize medicinal and harmful ones, and provides simple, time-tested recipe treatments with herbs for: — joint pains, rheumatism attacks, and gout; — cuts, burns, splinters, and corns; — headaches, earaches, and toothaches; — conjunctivitis, pigmented spots, and rashes. For people with allergies, asthma, and heart conditions, there are special sections describing how, when, and why to walk or rest in the forest in order to ease the course of the illness.