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| BlueEggBabe |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 09:17:26 AM
Because I encourage the women who take my classes to do their own research and educate themselves when it comes to herbal wisdom,
I have become a warehouse packrat for good herbal resource material:
Books, periodicals, conferences, websites, other herbalists,etc.
I don't want anyone to just take my word for something...you gotta lovethe hunting and gathering process yourself, too.
Makes the stuff you are learning just "stick" better so I
thought it imperative to have a topic just for that kind of resource sharing.
If you have a good herbal book or website that you are fond of.....
Share, girls!! There is always room for one more on my shelf or favorites list!!
www.feedsackfarmgirls.blogspot.com
www.farmatcoventry.com
"If more of us valued good food, cheer and song above hoarded gold,the world would be a merrier place."
J.J.R.Tolkien |
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| Libbie |
Posted - Mar 20 2006 : 1:48:30 PM
The "short history of medicine" is hilarious! One of the funniest parts of it is that --- it's quite TRUE!!! How funny!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
| SweetBriar |
Posted - Mar 16 2006 : 1:11:10 PM
This is my rather exhaustive list of most loved plant books!
Healing Wise by Susun Weed (the definitive introduction to common
sense, wholistic herbal studies) and then all of Susun's other books.
Opening Our Wild Hearts to the Healing Herbs by Gail Faith Edwards
(joyously written, wonderful information on many common plants with her
own personal experiences as well as traditional and modern usages)
Herbal Rituals by Judith Berger (The most poetic and spiritual book on
herbs I've had the pleasure of reading, Judith really knows what she's
talking about from personal experience, and truly understands and feels
the essense of each plant she writes about. Great sections on Mugwort,
Comfrey and others!)
The Herbal Home Remedy Book by Joyce Wardwell (deceptively simple at
first glance, this book provides a solid foundation in herbalism by
using 25 common weeds to nourish and heal. She also provides indigenous
wisdom, clinical experience and great recipes)
Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Healing for Women and Family Herbal
(Rosemary is a delightful and childlike spirit who's knowledge and
experience is refreshingly down to earth... She has a wonderful
connection the plants and also keeps on top of the most recent
scientific studies. Her focus is sometimes a bit too heavy on exotic
chinese and ayurvedic herbs for my taste, but the overall quality of
her books outweighs that.)
The Complete Woman's Herbal by Anne McIntyre (thorough and
well-researched, providing often hard to find info on many plants, her
perspective is well rounded, and her writing is both no-nonsense and
comforting.)
The Book of Herbal Wisdom by Matthew Wood (intuitive, experietial and
unusual information on many indigenous american plants... the book is
not necessarily for beginners, but those familiar with herbalism will
find Wood's unique understandings invaluable. His emphasis on
homeopathy is offputting for me at times, but I love his interesting
and unusual case studies)
The Herbalist's Way by Nancy and Michael Philips (A crash course in
being an herbalist with info and introductions to many of the movers
and shakers of modern herbalism, as well as a broad introduction to
raising herbs, wildcrafting, medicine making, herbal spirituality,
teaching and more)
A Modern Herbal by Maud Grieve (so thorough it's shocking)
The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants by Andrew Chevallier (thorough,
well-illustrated, encyclopedia to many of the herbs used in herbal
medicine today (included herbs from s. america, china, india etc.) A
broad and rather european (well, he is English after all) approach to
healing)
Other recommended authors
Juliette Levy
Stephen Buhner
Adele Dawson
Maria Treben
Shatoiya De La Tour
A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE:
"Doctor, I have an ear ache."
2000 B.C.—"Here, eat this root."
1000 B.C.—"That root is heathen, say this prayer."
1850 A.D.—"That prayer is superstition, drink this potion."
1940 A.D.—"That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill."
1985 A.D.—"That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic."
2000 A.D.—"That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!" |
| GardenWitch |
Posted - Jan 16 2006 : 8:18:30 PM
The Rosemary Gladstar book IS excellent! And for the inspiration it gives me to get out and get busy, I LOVE "The Herbalist's Garde" by Shatoiya and Richard De La Tour.
To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves. --Gandhi
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| CountryGirl85 |
Posted - Jan 08 2006 : 8:22:50 PM
I really like Rosemary Gladstar's Family Herbal. It's divided into sections for beauty, nervous system health, women, men, children, and elders. It is written in a way that is informative yet enjoyable.
Much love,
Laura |
| Debs |
Posted - Jan 08 2006 : 09:20:10 AM
There are lots of good books on how to use herbs and it is wise to read a few of them to get a good idea of how to identify and use herbs wisely.
I recommend "The Green Witch: A Modern Woman's Herbal" by Barbara Griggs and "Holistic Herbal: A Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies" by David Hoffman. "The Green Witch" includes guides to using herbs around the home, in the kitchen, beauty care, and remedies (including herbs especially for woman and those for children) "Holistic Herbal" starts with discussing Gaia - the living earth, and ecology and the biosphere. Then it looks at the different systems of the body (eg. ciculatory, digestive) and then looks at preventative measures for any diseases and illnesses (prevention is better than cure as they say) and at different combinations of herbs that can be used. There is a section on detoxing, the chemistry of herbs and of course how to prepare them.
The only thing both these books don't have is a good pictures for identification. Anyone know of a good book for this?
Debby |
| GardenWitch |
Posted - Jan 07 2006 : 5:02:40 PM
ooh ooh! I'm late again but have to post anyway ...
Fave books--all the stuff by Susun Weed (especially Healing Wise)
Herbal Rituals by Judith Berger
A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year by Ellen Evert Hopman.
And the Susun Weed website and forums at www.susunweed.com
To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves. --Gandhi
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| Lavender Cottage |
Posted - Nov 22 2005 : 09:22:43 AM
Oh-can I add my favorite book about essential oils and how to use them here? The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy by Valerie Ann Worwood |
| BlueEggBabe |
Posted - Nov 21 2005 : 09:28:03 AM
oooh,oooh!! I have one right off the bat!!
I have a pal Tina,who lives down the road a piece, that publishes her own herbal magazine called the "Essential Herbal". It comes out 6 times a year and it is a compilation of articles, recipes and columns of all things herbal. I suggest subscriptions to all my students.
In fact, our own Sue Junebug has a lovely article in the Nov/Dec issue about tea jellies!!How cool is that?!
Anyway, I am thrilled to be able to list this as my first suggested herbal resource. And I hope to finally submit some articles for publication in 2006.
Please check out Tina and the Essential Herbal at:
http://www.essentialherbal.com/index.htm and tell her FarmatCoventry Sue sent ya!!
Now, off to contemplate more cool stuff for you all to look at!!
PS She's got a really cool blogsite, too!!
www.feedsackfarmgirls.blogspot.com
www.farmatcoventry.com
"If more of us valued good food, cheer and song above hoarded gold,the world would be a merrier place."
J.J.R.Tolkien |
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