{"id":16747,"date":"2025-08-11T16:39:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/?post_type=book&#038;p=16747"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:51:40","slug":"the-garden-of-life-an-introduction-to-the-healing-plants-of-india","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/the-garden-of-life-an-introduction-to-the-healing-plants-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"The Garden of Life: An Introduction to the Healing Plants of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For 20 years, Rebecca Alexander was a mainstay of the Elisabeth C. Miller Library staff.\u00a0 Rebecca retired at the end of June 2025, but before she went, I asked about her favorite books in the Miller Library collection.\u00a0 I was not surprised that the list of books \u201cthat have made a lasting impression\u201d she provided was extensive and quite varied.\u00a0 Many are in her personal collection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16741 wp-img alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250811160214668_0001-376x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250811160214668_0001-376x528.jpg 376w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250811160214668_0001-587x825.jpg 587w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250811160214668_0001-768x1080.jpg 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250811160214668_0001-1092x1536.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250811160214668_0001-1457x2048.jpg 1457w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250811160214668_0001-375x527.jpg 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250811160214668_0001-1200x1687.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250811160214668_0001-scaled.jpg 1821w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/>I was most surprised by a book unfamiliar to me: \u201cThe Garden of Life: An Introduction to the Healing Plants of India\u201d by Naveen Patnaik.\u00a0 This 1993 publication was in Rebecca\u2019s personal collection before she joined the Miller Library.<\/p>\n<p>It introduces the millennia-old Ayurveda, or \u201cKnowledge of Life\u201d tradition, featuring 70 of its sacred plants.\u00a0 Each are illustrated by Indian artists created specifically for this book.\u00a0 This style of Indian miniature paintings is a strong interest of Rebecca\u2019s, and she has found this book valuable when answering questions about the uses of plants.<\/p>\n<p>Reviewed by: Brian Thompson on May 23, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Excerpted from the Summer 2025 issue of the <em>Arboretum Bulletin<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 20 years, Rebecca Alexander was a mainstay of the Elisabeth C. Miller Library staff.\u00a0 Rebecca retired at the end of June 2025, but before she went, I asked about her favorite books in the Miller Library collection.\u00a0 I was not surprised that the list of books \u201cthat have made a lasting impression\u201d she provided was extensive and quite varied.\u00a0 Many are in her personal collection. I was most surprised by a book unfamiliar to me: \u201cThe Garden of Life:&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/the-garden-of-life-an-introduction-to-the-healing-plants-of-india\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Garden of Life: An Introduction to the Healing Plants of India<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[],"class_list":["post-16747","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/16747"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/book"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=16747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}