
A Handbook of Native American Herbs: The Pocket Guide to 125 Medicinal Plants and Their Uses
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780877736998
Publication Date: 11/10/1992
Edition Description: 1st ed
The author of ‘the bible on herbalism’ returns with a portable guide on North American medicinal herbs—for the professional and amateur herbalist alike
Based on the now-classic reference text Indian Herbalogy of North America, this illustrated pocket guide is the perfect companion for those eager to expand their knowledge of herbal healing. Through detailed descriptions and illustrations, Alma R. Hutchens walks readers through:
• 125 of the most useful medicinal herbs found in North America, and their uses
• How to create herbal remedies for common ailments
• The herbal traditions of North America and other lands
Entries include staples of folk medicine such as echinacea and slippery elm as well as common kitchen herbs—from parsley to thyme to pepper—whose tonic and healing properties are less widely known.
Based on the now-classic reference text Indian Herbalogy of North America, this illustrated pocket guide is the perfect companion for those eager to expand their knowledge of herbal healing. Through detailed descriptions and illustrations, Alma R. Hutchens walks readers through:
• 125 of the most useful medicinal herbs found in North America, and their uses
• How to create herbal remedies for common ailments
• The herbal traditions of North America and other lands
Entries include staples of folk medicine such as echinacea and slippery elm as well as common kitchen herbs—from parsley to thyme to pepper—whose tonic and healing properties are less widely known.
Choose options
New Releases
The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America
David Baron
Hardcover
Sale price$29.99
Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City
Bench Ansfield
Hardcover
Sale price$31.99
Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You
Meg Josephson
Hardcover
Sale price$30.00