• I was unprepared for the beauty of Mimi’s writing. She skillfully brings the plants to life, referring to them as if they were dear friends and detailing where each plant is found, how it grows, its unique history, and how it is used medicinally.

    Tieraona Low Dog, M.D.

  • Beautifully designed and illustrated, thoroughly researched and presented with wisdom, passion, knowledge and love by the incomparable Mimi Hernandez, the National Geographic Herbal is a treasure that will delight and inspire plant lovers of all ages and in every nation

    Wade Davis, PhD, ethnobotanist, professor of anthropology, and author of One River and The Serpent and the Rainbow

  • Oh, how I long to sit around a kitchen table with Mimi, chopping herbs, drinking peach leaf tea and listening to her stories of plant kin and community. Instead, an ocean away, I read Mimi's writing and am absorbed into a warm and welcoming space of wild plants, wisdom and wonder.

    Amaia Dadachanji, MNIMH, practicing herbalist and founder of Wild Apothecary

  • National Geographic Herbal, brings the reader into the sensual world of herbs with lovely herbal illustrations and story. This book captures a wealth of herbal knowledge arranged in a user-friendly fashion with hints of a traditional herbal. The magic of this book is felt throughout the pages, recipes, and Mimi’s personal journey on the herbal path

    Dr. Mary Bove, naturopath and medical herbalist

National Geographic Herbal

Take a journey through the world of medicinal plants.

National Geographic Herbal features 100 medicinal plants from around the world, beautifully illustrated and richly described through a blend of scientific insight and traditional wisdom.

Across eight immersive chapters, clinical herbalist Mimi Prunella Hernandez guides readers from our sensory experiences with herbs into the kitchen, the seat of herbalism, where nourishment and preparation begin. From there, the journey moves into the apothecary, where trusted remedies come to life, everything from soothing teas and syrups to infused oils and topical care.

We then explore wild weeds, garden herbs, and forest paths, each offering stories, relationships, and practices rooted in tradition. The book expands into herbal traditions in community, commerce, and global context, inviting both reverence and responsibility. Throughout the book, readers are introduced to a variety of herbal lineages and global healing frameworks, including Ayurveda, Curanderismo, Gullah Geechee, and Wise Woman traditions, among others.

This book weaves ancestral knowledge, hands-on practice, and ecological awareness into a richly modern herbal companion for both newcomers and seasoned practitioners.