Many of you have been asking where to find the recipes featured on BBC Two’s new TV show, James Wong: Grow Your Own Drugs.

Well have no fear! The cheeky chappy has written a fabulous book, containing all the recipes from the show and more. Just click on the link below to buy the book.

Grow Your Own Drugs: Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty Treats

Cheap at only £7.84. I recommend a speedy purchase as this book has received a LOT of interest and is sure to fly off the shelves!

Last night’s cunningly titled show, Grow Your Own Drugs – cunning in that every pothead in the UK probably tuned in for advice until they realised what it really was – featured James Wong who told us, “I’m not some hippy who believes in flower power. I’m an ethnobotanist trained at Kew Gardens.”

He may not believe in flower power but he believes in the power of flowers so the differentiation may be one that could be argued about.

There wasn’t actually much growing your own anything either so I think Aunty Beeb could’ve used a better title, such as, Here’s Stuff You Can Eat Or Drink That You’d Find In A Field. Unweildy as a title yes, but more truthful.

However, James is an attractive, sensitive young man and seemed passionate about what he does. Now, personally, I didn’t have a clue what an ‘ethnobotanist’ is, so I checked… and courtesy of ‘AN INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY’ by Connie Veilleux, Steven R.King, Ph.D. and Linda Morganstein, I learned the following… Read more & comment »

UPDATE: WE HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF EMAILS ASKING US FOR JAMES RECIPES FROM THIS SHOW. FOLLOW THIS LINK TO FIND .JAMES NEWEST RECIPE BOOK

Many people think of plants as purely ornamental, something to brighten up back gardens and window boxes, but there are many other uses for them. Ethnobotanist and gardener James Wong demonstrates how to grow and transform familiar plants into simple natural remedies that could help ease the symptoms of a variety of minor everyday ailments. He also rustles up some pampering beauty treatments.

A delicious mix of gardening, cooking, health and beauty, Grow Your Own Drugs is packed with useful and practical information and gives viewers an insight into the science and history of plants used as natural remedies.

In the first episode, the focus is on fruit. James shows how figs can be used to prepare a remedy which could help to relieve constipation. For those who have trouble dropping off, he shows how hops aren’t just for making beer, revealing how they could aid getting a good night’s sleep.

James transforms kiwi and papaya into a soothing face mask and creates a warming soup using goji berries to help feed a cold. The ingredients he uses can be picked up in local supermarkets or even grown in back gardens.

Next week, James takes a closer look at flowers.

Monday 2 March
8.30-9.00pm BBC TWO