Knjiga je posvećena poznatim biljkama kao što su pšenica, kukuruz, proso, raž, ječam, ovas itd. Opisane su njihove nutritivne vrednosti i lekovita svojstva, kao i recepti koji uspešno leče mnoge bolesti.
Certain diseases and pests are classified according to the type of fruit tree they attack, but as many of them attack more than one species, in order to avoid repetition, they are usually classified only for the fruit tree they attack the most.