The book contains 247 pages information pertaining to the historical use of herbs and more as remedies for ailments. The first sections of an alphabetical listing of ailments; their description, their symptoms, and the herbs/more used in their treatment. The second section is an alphabetical listing of herbs and more (food, vitamins, minerals, seaweed, water, etc.); their description, their usage, and the ailments they have been used for to treat.