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Title: Ok but...Expected More
Review: I received this book, after anxiously waiting to receive what I thought would be a seemingly new treasure of Afro Cuban herbalism. After Lydia Cabrera's EL Monte, there has not really been any good serious books on Afro Cuban herbalism out there...especially in English. I must say despite the effort, I found the book dissapointing for a couple of reasons. 1. The information is extremely sparse and general when it comes to the spiritual use of the Afro Cuban herbs. 2. One or two vague uses of the herbs are given with no information on what parts of the plant is used and how. 3. With such a big book, I was suprised to see so little information on the herbs and no pictures. There was so much white space on the page that I felt bad for the poor trees who were cut down and used for this book. A person who has no knowledge of herbalism would probably have more questions than answers after reading this book. I applaude the authors' efforts but a lot of more work needs to be done.
