An illustrated and informative guide to Iraqi herbal medicine.   The flora of Iraq is particularly rich and varied, owing to the country’s diverse landscapes of deserts, plains, and mountains. Accordingly, plant-based medicine has always played an important role in the daily lives of Iraqis. Edited by experts from both the University of Oxford and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew—working in collaboration with Iraqi botanists— A Herbal of Iraq describes fifty plants and their uses in traditional herbal medicine in the region. In addition to the wealth of information it contains, this dual-language English-Arabic herbal is illustrated throughout with archival and contemporary botanical art, making it an object of beauty as well as a helpful resource.   "A Herbal of Iraq , edited by Shahina A.Ghazanfar and Chris J. Thorogood, is a beautifully illustrated bilingual, English and Arabic text that highlights 50 plants commonly used in Iraqi herbal medicine. With an inclusion of both archival and contemporary botanical illustrations, this important collaborative effort between Iraqi botanists, herbalists and botanical experts from both the Kew, the Royal Botanic Garden, and the University of Oxford, provide key information on the biogeography and main uses of plant communities that are integral to understanding Iraqi ethnobotanical medicine." ― Economic Botany "A Herbal of Iraq , edited by Shahina A.Ghazanfar and Chris J. Thorogood, is a beautifully illustrated bilingual, English and Arabic text that highlights 50 plants commonly used in Iraqi herbal medicine. With an inclusion of both archival and contemporary botanical illustrations, this important collaborative effort between Iraqi botanists, herbalists and botanical experts from both the Kew, the Royal Botanic Garden, and the University of Oxford, provide key information on the biogeography and main uses of plant communities that are integral to understanding Iraqi ethnobotanical medicine." ― Economic Botany Shahina A. Ghazanfar is a senior botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the author of multiple books, including Plants of the Qur’an , also published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Chris Thorogood is Deputy Director and Head of Science of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum. His research focuses on the evolution, conservation, and biomimetic applications of plants. Thorogood is a wildlife artist, botanical illustrator, and an international best-selling author of specialist field guides and popular books.