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This exquisitely detailed full-color field guide, by biologist and herbal and medical plant expert Jim Meuninck, provides identification, practical information, and skills for the location of and use of medicinal plants. The pages of this book re-connect us to our roots and the knowledge that medicinal plants and wild plant foods provide the chemicals every body needs to obtain optimum health and prevent disease. Meuninck moves the user from simple...
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391 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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"The Southwest is ripe with wild edibles, no matter the season. From deserts to grasslands, river canyons to forests, a rich harvest of tasty plants -- many found only in this region--awaits the curious forager. In Southwest Medicinal Plants, herbalist, educator, and lecturer John Slattery shares his expert foraging knowledge, including traditional methods of gathering and processing. Savor fresh mulberries along the trail, or blend them with foraged...
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ix, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Restoring the use of wild plants in daily life for vibrant physical, mental, and spiritual health"--
As people moved into cities and suburbs and embraced modern medicine and industrialized food, they lost their connection to nature, in particular to the plants with which humanity coevolved. Masé explores the three classes of plants necessary for the healthy functioning of our bodies and minds: aromatics, bitters, and tonics. He shows how healing...
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167 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm + 36 cards in a bound-in envelope
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"The symbolism of plants -- whether in the ancient Greek doctrine of signatures or the Victorian secret language of flowers -- has fascinated us for centuries. Contemporary herbalist Maia Toll adds her distinctive spin to this tradition with profiles of the mysterious personalities of 36 herbs, fruits, and flowers. Combining a passion for plants with imagery reminiscent of tarot, enticing text offers reflections and rituals to tap into each plant's...
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416 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Before formal science enabled a systematic approach to medicine, healers used plants to alleviate pain, ease the symptoms of diseases, and treat complaints of every kind. Today, people still use medicinal plants, in traditional roles or as building blocks for new research and innovative drugs. Featuring 350 full-color photographs, botanical drawings, and maps, this book is based on the work of botanical experts and presents alphabetically arranged,...
8) The ecology of herbal medicine: a guide to plants and living landscapes of the American southwest
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xxii, 286 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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The Ecology of Herbal Medicine introduces botanical medicine through an in-depth exploration of the land, presenting a unique guide to plants found across the American Southwest.
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"In recent years, more people than ever have turned to natural remedies for general health and wellbeing, and for help with ailments, from the common cold to arthritis. This comprehensive book of expert advice teaches you how to grow your own herbs, harvest plants from the wild, and process ingredients to create your own cabinet of natural remedies, all with safety in mind. In this updated, expanded, and fully redesigned edition of his bestselling...
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351 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
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"Herbalist Michael Moore, one of the founders of the modern herbal medicine movement in the United States, here updates in expanded form his classic work Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West, the indispensable field guide to identifying southwestern medicinal plants and their preparation and use. Drawing on a thirty-five-year career as a teacher, merchant, and alternative-medicine practitioner, Moore has produced the most accessible herbal available...
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269 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Having confidence in the healing power of nature will allow you to reduce the use of drugs. The latest scientific tests open new perspectives to learn their properties and uses to help prevent and combat various disorders and diseases.
Es el momento de no contraponer a los tratamientos convencionales los tratamientos a base de plantas, pero si de encontrar la perfecta armonia entre ellos. Tener confianza en el poder terapeutico de la naturaleza te...
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191 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm
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Herbs are quite literally everywhere, it is only our ability to recognise their value that has been lost. Vicky and Kim explore the traditional uses of herbs combined with a modern and scientific understanding for a truly holistic approach so that you can use herbs to treat ailments and improve your general wellbeing. The book contains fascinating information about each herb, with suggestions regarding their use. Did you know that daisies infused...
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xi, 276 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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The classic book on herbal remedies, newly illustrated, edited and with commentary by US herbalist and author Steven Foster. It combines the charm and information of Culpeper's original seventeenth-century text with up-to-date, modern, practical usage. It includes details about where to find each herb, astrology, and medicinal benefits. -- adapted from publisher's web site.
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vii, 215 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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You can make your garden more productive by discovering the often overlooked usefulness of petals, leaves, roots, seeds and fruits as teas, dyes, floral arrangements, and so much more. Bittner has arranged the book according to the growing seasons, so that you have ideas the whole year round.
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