What does the horse chestnut have to do with horses? How does sour clover manage to fling its seeds more than two meters away? And how does the highly toxic deadly nightshade become an important medicinal plant? These are just a few of the questions answered in "The Little Herbal Book," which features 45 portraits of medicinal plants, exploring their botanical characteristics, medical uses, as well as historical and mythical aspects. Lovingly detailed watercolors illustrate the plants described, all of which are native to Europe.