About the Author

Jason Irving completed his BSc in herbal medicine at Kew, where he works in the Medicinal Plant Names Services. He is the nephew of famous forager Miles Irving and runs his own foraging courses and workshops on herbal medicine (www.foragewildfood.com). Kew Royal Botanic Gardens has built a global resource for medicinal plant names that enables health professionals and researchers to access information about plants and plant products relevant to pharmacological research, health regulation, traditional medicine and functional foods.