Book Recs

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies

by Nicole Apelian, Ph.D  &  Claude Davis

"The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies has color pictures of over 181 healing plants, lichens, and mushrooms of North America (2-4 pictures/plant for easy identification). Inside, you will also discover 550 powerful natural remedies made from them for every one of your daily needs. Many of these remedies had been used by our forefathers for hundreds of years, while others come from Dr. Nicole’s extensive natural practice."

Master Recipes from the Herbal Apothecary

by JJ Pursell

  "From tinctures and salves to teas and oils, these recipes address a wide range of health concerns for men and women of all ages, including colds and flu, headaches insomnia, digestive issues, muscle discomfort, and other ailments" 

The Herbal Healing Handbook

by Jade Britton

"Discover traditional herbal remedies to treat everyday ailments and common conditions the natural way"

Healing Secrets of the Native Americans

by Porter Shimer

"Discover how the Native-American tradition uses plants and herbs, heat, movement and sound, visualization, and spirituality to heal dozens of everyday ailments and illnesses -- from back pain to insect bites to flu and sore throat and much more and apply it to your life to improve your health and your mind."

Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health

"Renowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar provides 175 proven therapies and herbal remedies that are easy to prepare and safe enough for children. Offering a potent and effective alternative to commercial pharmaceuticals, Gladstar will inspire you to nurture yourself and those you love with nature's healing herbs."

The Herb Book

by John Lust

"Written by an expert and pioneer in the field, this easy-to-use reference features three parts: The first presents introductory historical information and background for using the rest of the book, the second part features individual numbered listings of medicinal plants with their botanical descriptions and uses, and the third part emphasizes the variety of uses for the plants listed in Part 2 - including mixtures for medicinal treatments, nutritious and culinary plants, cosmetic and aromatic purposes, plant dyes, and other applications."

Stephanie Tourles's: Essential Oils - A Beginner's Guide

"Best-selling author and herbalist Stephanie L. Tourles offers reliable guidance on using essential oils effectively and safely. This friendly, accessible introduction to the 25 most versatile oils for health and wellness highlights the key characteristics of lavender, chamomile, eucalyptus, lemon, peppermint, rosemary, tea tree, and other popular oils."

Healing Herbs: A Beginner's Guide to Identifying, Foraging, and Using Medicinal Plants

by Tina Sams

"Healing Herbs is conveniently organized by plant, making it easier for the home herbalist to find, identify, and use healing plants from the backyard. Herbalist Tina Sams identifies the 20 most common and healthful herbs and over 100 natural remedies that are easy, inexpensive, and effective. This illustrated guide is fundamental for any nature-lover's library."

Earl Mindell's Herb Bible

"Since its original publication in 1992, Earl Mindell’s Herb Bible has become the definitive guide to the world of herbal remedies. In this completely updated edition, one of the world’s foremost authorities on nutrition and natural remedies demystifies the language and lore of herbs and shows you how to choose and use herbs and herbal treatments—from the traditional favorites to those on the cutting edge."

 Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine

by Rosalee de la Forêt and Emily Han

Rekindle your connection with the earth as you craft your own herbal medicine with 75 delicious recipes and powerful healing remedies. Herbalists Rosalee de la For t and Emily Han expertly guide you through the benefits of two dozen of the most important and commonly found wild plants-many of which you can easily grow in your own garden, if foraging isn't right for you. Detailed illustrations and beautiful photography ensure that you won't make a plant-identification misstep as you learn how to tend and properly harvest the plant medicine growing right in your own neighborhood. 

 The Herbal Year: Folklore, History, & Remedies

by Christina Hart-Davies

From sweet violets in spring to rosemary in winter, via marigolds, sage, elderberries, and hops, every season has its own bounty of herbs and plants.
 
Christina Hart-Davies presents a delightful guide to common plants as they appear throughout the year. Drawing on writers, storytellers, and poets from across the centuries, she examines the long history of herbal remedies. She shows how plants have been used for healing and unearths the stories and beliefs that surround them—including simple recipes for use at home.

 Scottish Plant Lore: An illustrated flora

by Gregory J. Kenicer

Scotland’s plants define its landscape – from the heather moorlands of its iconic habitats to the weeds and a garden plants of its towns and cities. Plants have shaped the country’s domestic economy and culture over centuries, providing resources for agriculture and industry as well as food, drink and medicines. They have even inspired children’s games and been used as components in magical charms

Drawing together traditional knowledge from archives and oral histories with the work of some of the country’s finest botanical artists, this book is a magnificent celebration of the enormous wealth of Scottish plant lore.

 Vickery's Folk Flora: An A-Z of the folklore and uses of British and Irish plants

by Roy Vickery

This book is a dictionary of British (native, naturalised and cultivated) plants and the folklore associated with them. Unlike many plant-lore publications Vickery's Folk Flora tells us what people currently do and believe, rather than what Victorians did and believed. The result is a vivid demonstration that plant folklore in the British Isles is not only surviving but flourishing; adapting and evolving as time goes by, even in urban areas.

Each entry includes:
- The plant's English and scientific (Latin) name, as well as significant local names.
- A brief description of the plant and its distribution, and, in the case of cultivated plants, a history of their introduction to the British Isles
- Information on the folklore and traditional uses of the plant, arranged where possible in a sequence starting with general folk beliefs (superstitions), use in traditional customs, use in folk medicine, other uses, and legends concerning individual representatives of the plant.