Back in your great-great-grandmother's day, minor ailments were treated with medicinal herbs - feverfew for a headache, chamomile for indigestion, milk thistle as a detoxifier, etc. With the advances of modern medicine, however, most people began buying their remedies in convenient pill form. And now that doctors can address maladies that would have killed us a hundred years ago, we're discovering that for the little things - those headaches, colds and low-energy days - herbs work just fine. There's something comforting about returning to our roots (or using roots, or bark, or leaves) when we're feeling a bit low. These days, there are more herbs than ever on the market, which can be overwhelming to a newbie. But there are resources to help you discover the difference between Ginka Biloba and Gotu Kola. The Herbal Remedy Finder is a downloadable software program that contains outlines of 204 medicinal herbs. Want an actual book? Then try The New Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses by Deni Bown or The Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine by Andrew Chevallier - both are extensive, highly detailed works. Prefer a paperback? The Herb Book by John B. Lust is a great choice.