Folk Herbalist: Traditional Practice, Plant Folklore, Kitchen Medicine & Community Herbalism Color Ebook
Traditional Practice, Plant Folklore, Kitchen Medicine & Community Herbalism
63 Inspiring & Informative Chapters by 39 Plant Healer Quarterly Contributors
554 pages - 8.5x11”
On the heels of volumes covering practitioner skills and medicinal plant profiles, we bring to you a compilation of writings enlivening the many aspects of Folk Herbalism – from profiling traditional practices around the world, to humble but effective kitchen herbalism, self empowered practice and serving the community, planting your roots and personally blossoming!
Humanity across the globe has always made use of botanical medicines. While not a comprehensive representation of every country or culture’s healing traditions, Folk Herbalist chapters shine a light on the great panoply of regional practices and the sensibilities, mythologies and tales that bring their herbs’ uses, spirits and magic to life for us.
Each chapter appears as it did in the esteemed periodical Plant Healer Quarterly, lavishly illustrated with instructive photos and inspiring artwork in black and white in the softbound copy, and vibrant color in the Ebook version. Thirty-nine different herbalist authors share here not only their knowledge, experience, and perspectives, but also their excitement and passion for these subjects and the amazing plants themselves. Together they tell the stories of these herbs, from their historic and folkloric roots to the ways in which the continue to connect us and inform and propel our work.
Peruse the book contents below, and then, if you like, grasp and turn its pages, and delight in the way in which the plants’ healing story is also your own….
Folk Herbalist
Contents
Foreword Corinne Boyer
You, The Folk Herbalist Jesse Wolf Hardin
Sap & Blood: Folk Herbalism & The Roots of The Hedgewise Kiva Rose Hardin
Part I
Traditional Practice & Plant Folklore
Folk Herbalism is…. Phyllis Light
My Journey Into Folk Herbalism Jenny Solidago Mansell
Seed & Story, Plants and Poetry Heather Wood Buzzard
For The Love of Plant Lore: Elder Tree in The Courtyard Corinne Boyer
The Woodland Within Asia Suler
A Ballad of Brambles: On Herbs & Faery Stories Kiva Rose Hardin
The Story of Us: Vital Storytelling & The Southern Tradition Phyllis Light
The Migrations of Plants & People Erika Larsen
Traditional Healing in a Modern Context Stephany Hoffelt
Working With Spirit: An Indigenous Medicine Sharing Tiffany Freeman
Traditional Teachings on Sacred Tobacco Tiffany Freeman
Corazón a Corazón: Exploring Traditional Models of Practice Kiva Rose Hardin
The Curandera of Auza-Navarra: Maria Diez (1900-1990) Javier Alvar Caperochipi
Doña Olga Ruiz: La Yerbera Pajarera John Slattery
Our Lady of Guadalupe Kiva Rose Hardin
Medieval Remedies Dani Otteson
Traditional European Medicine: Herbal Astrology Jon Keyes
Ukrainian Folk Healing Practices Dionne Jennings
Centuries of Traditional Medicine in Hungary Peter Babulka
An Introduction to Historic AngloSaxon Herbals & Herbalism Kiva Rose Hardin
The Old English Herbals: Anglo-Saxon Plant Medicine Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
Community Healers in Ancient Ireland Stephany Hoffelt
Practical Herbalism & The Scottish Tradition Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir
One Cool Snake: Our Chthonic Origins Virginia Adi
Samuel Thomson: Early New England Root Doctor Sean Donahue
Just Tryin’ to Give Ease: Tommie Bass Phyllis Light
Appalachian Poison Plants: Healing Powers of The Poison Path Becky Beyer
GreenTales Jenny Solidago Mansell
Heather Folklore Stephany Hoffelt
Stories of The Silvani: Plant Spirits of The Dolomites Guido Masé
Being the Bean Feasa: Keepers Of Knowledge Stephany Hoffelt
Witches & Wise Ones Amber Hill & Milla Prince
Part II
Kitchen Medicine
Weedwifery: Of Vulgar Plants, Feral Hearts, & Rogue Healers Kiva Rose Hardin
Principles of Home Herbalism Juliette Abigail Carr
Domestic Medicine: Self Care Practices in The Home Stephanie Hoffelt
The Magic & Ritual in Home Tasks & “Women’s Work” Adrie Rose
Wild Apothecary: A Basic, Sustainable Materia Medica Jenny Solidago Mansell
Kitchen Remedies: Making Do With What You’ve Got Phyllis Light
Appalachian Herbal Tonics Becky Beyer
Porridge, Panacea, & Scottish Culture: Oats as Food & Medicine Jenny Solidago Mansell
Part III
Community Herbalism
Communis: Options For Community Jesse Wolf Hardin
Herbal Medicine & The Meeting of The Worlds Lisa Fazio Ferguson
Towards an Unsupervised Grassroots Herbalism Dave Meesters
Spearheading Culture Change With Plant Traditions Renee Davis
In Praise of Community Herbalism Paul Bergner
A Geography of Health Phyllis Light
Ragged Edges: Building The Plant/Human Community Agatha Noveille
Part IV
Roots
Finding Your Place Phyllis Light
Medicine of The Land Asia Suler
Listening to Trees Cathy Skipper
On Behalf of Plants: Herbal Restoration as Activism Dara Saville
Reforesting The City Michelle Czolba
Urban Wildcrafting Julie James
A Day in The Life of a Wildcrafter Heather Wood Buzzard
Wildcrafting as Conservation Dara Saville & Shana Lipner Grover
Mutually Beneficial Wildcrafting Sean Croke
Botanical Sanctuary Juliette Abigail Carr
Wild & Weedy Phyllis Light
A Spiral of Twining Green: My Journey Back to Enchantment Kiva Rose Hardin
My Green Mantle: Reclaiming The Magic & Medicine Kiva Rose Hardin
The Wild Herbalist Jesse Wolf Hardin
Traditional Practice, Plant Folklore, Kitchen Medicine & Community Herbalism
63 Inspiring & Informative Chapters by 39 Plant Healer Quarterly Contributors
554 pages - 8.5x11”
On the heels of volumes covering practitioner skills and medicinal plant profiles, we bring to you a compilation of writings enlivening the many aspects of Folk Herbalism – from profiling traditional practices around the world, to humble but effective kitchen herbalism, self empowered practice and serving the community, planting your roots and personally blossoming!
Humanity across the globe has always made use of botanical medicines. While not a comprehensive representation of every country or culture’s healing traditions, Folk Herbalist chapters shine a light on the great panoply of regional practices and the sensibilities, mythologies and tales that bring their herbs’ uses, spirits and magic to life for us.
Each chapter appears as it did in the esteemed periodical Plant Healer Quarterly, lavishly illustrated with instructive photos and inspiring artwork in black and white in the softbound copy, and vibrant color in the Ebook version. Thirty-nine different herbalist authors share here not only their knowledge, experience, and perspectives, but also their excitement and passion for these subjects and the amazing plants themselves. Together they tell the stories of these herbs, from their historic and folkloric roots to the ways in which the continue to connect us and inform and propel our work.
Peruse the book contents below, and then, if you like, grasp and turn its pages, and delight in the way in which the plants’ healing story is also your own….
Folk Herbalist
Contents
Foreword Corinne Boyer
You, The Folk Herbalist Jesse Wolf Hardin
Sap & Blood: Folk Herbalism & The Roots of The Hedgewise Kiva Rose Hardin
Part I
Traditional Practice & Plant Folklore
Folk Herbalism is…. Phyllis Light
My Journey Into Folk Herbalism Jenny Solidago Mansell
Seed & Story, Plants and Poetry Heather Wood Buzzard
For The Love of Plant Lore: Elder Tree in The Courtyard Corinne Boyer
The Woodland Within Asia Suler
A Ballad of Brambles: On Herbs & Faery Stories Kiva Rose Hardin
The Story of Us: Vital Storytelling & The Southern Tradition Phyllis Light
The Migrations of Plants & People Erika Larsen
Traditional Healing in a Modern Context Stephany Hoffelt
Working With Spirit: An Indigenous Medicine Sharing Tiffany Freeman
Traditional Teachings on Sacred Tobacco Tiffany Freeman
Corazón a Corazón: Exploring Traditional Models of Practice Kiva Rose Hardin
The Curandera of Auza-Navarra: Maria Diez (1900-1990) Javier Alvar Caperochipi
Doña Olga Ruiz: La Yerbera Pajarera John Slattery
Our Lady of Guadalupe Kiva Rose Hardin
Medieval Remedies Dani Otteson
Traditional European Medicine: Herbal Astrology Jon Keyes
Ukrainian Folk Healing Practices Dionne Jennings
Centuries of Traditional Medicine in Hungary Peter Babulka
An Introduction to Historic AngloSaxon Herbals & Herbalism Kiva Rose Hardin
The Old English Herbals: Anglo-Saxon Plant Medicine Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
Community Healers in Ancient Ireland Stephany Hoffelt
Practical Herbalism & The Scottish Tradition Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir
One Cool Snake: Our Chthonic Origins Virginia Adi
Samuel Thomson: Early New England Root Doctor Sean Donahue
Just Tryin’ to Give Ease: Tommie Bass Phyllis Light
Appalachian Poison Plants: Healing Powers of The Poison Path Becky Beyer
GreenTales Jenny Solidago Mansell
Heather Folklore Stephany Hoffelt
Stories of The Silvani: Plant Spirits of The Dolomites Guido Masé
Being the Bean Feasa: Keepers Of Knowledge Stephany Hoffelt
Witches & Wise Ones Amber Hill & Milla Prince
Part II
Kitchen Medicine
Weedwifery: Of Vulgar Plants, Feral Hearts, & Rogue Healers Kiva Rose Hardin
Principles of Home Herbalism Juliette Abigail Carr
Domestic Medicine: Self Care Practices in The Home Stephanie Hoffelt
The Magic & Ritual in Home Tasks & “Women’s Work” Adrie Rose
Wild Apothecary: A Basic, Sustainable Materia Medica Jenny Solidago Mansell
Kitchen Remedies: Making Do With What You’ve Got Phyllis Light
Appalachian Herbal Tonics Becky Beyer
Porridge, Panacea, & Scottish Culture: Oats as Food & Medicine Jenny Solidago Mansell
Part III
Community Herbalism
Communis: Options For Community Jesse Wolf Hardin
Herbal Medicine & The Meeting of The Worlds Lisa Fazio Ferguson
Towards an Unsupervised Grassroots Herbalism Dave Meesters
Spearheading Culture Change With Plant Traditions Renee Davis
In Praise of Community Herbalism Paul Bergner
A Geography of Health Phyllis Light
Ragged Edges: Building The Plant/Human Community Agatha Noveille
Part IV
Roots
Finding Your Place Phyllis Light
Medicine of The Land Asia Suler
Listening to Trees Cathy Skipper
On Behalf of Plants: Herbal Restoration as Activism Dara Saville
Reforesting The City Michelle Czolba
Urban Wildcrafting Julie James
A Day in The Life of a Wildcrafter Heather Wood Buzzard
Wildcrafting as Conservation Dara Saville & Shana Lipner Grover
Mutually Beneficial Wildcrafting Sean Croke
Botanical Sanctuary Juliette Abigail Carr
Wild & Weedy Phyllis Light
A Spiral of Twining Green: My Journey Back to Enchantment Kiva Rose Hardin
My Green Mantle: Reclaiming The Magic & Medicine Kiva Rose Hardin
The Wild Herbalist Jesse Wolf Hardin
Traditional Practice, Plant Folklore, Kitchen Medicine & Community Herbalism
63 Inspiring & Informative Chapters by 39 Plant Healer Quarterly Contributors
554 pages - 8.5x11”
On the heels of volumes covering practitioner skills and medicinal plant profiles, we bring to you a compilation of writings enlivening the many aspects of Folk Herbalism – from profiling traditional practices around the world, to humble but effective kitchen herbalism, self empowered practice and serving the community, planting your roots and personally blossoming!
Humanity across the globe has always made use of botanical medicines. While not a comprehensive representation of every country or culture’s healing traditions, Folk Herbalist chapters shine a light on the great panoply of regional practices and the sensibilities, mythologies and tales that bring their herbs’ uses, spirits and magic to life for us.
Each chapter appears as it did in the esteemed periodical Plant Healer Quarterly, lavishly illustrated with instructive photos and inspiring artwork in black and white in the softbound copy, and vibrant color in the Ebook version. Thirty-nine different herbalist authors share here not only their knowledge, experience, and perspectives, but also their excitement and passion for these subjects and the amazing plants themselves. Together they tell the stories of these herbs, from their historic and folkloric roots to the ways in which the continue to connect us and inform and propel our work.
Peruse the book contents below, and then, if you like, grasp and turn its pages, and delight in the way in which the plants’ healing story is also your own….
Folk Herbalist
Contents
Foreword Corinne Boyer
You, The Folk Herbalist Jesse Wolf Hardin
Sap & Blood: Folk Herbalism & The Roots of The Hedgewise Kiva Rose Hardin
Part I
Traditional Practice & Plant Folklore
Folk Herbalism is…. Phyllis Light
My Journey Into Folk Herbalism Jenny Solidago Mansell
Seed & Story, Plants and Poetry Heather Wood Buzzard
For The Love of Plant Lore: Elder Tree in The Courtyard Corinne Boyer
The Woodland Within Asia Suler
A Ballad of Brambles: On Herbs & Faery Stories Kiva Rose Hardin
The Story of Us: Vital Storytelling & The Southern Tradition Phyllis Light
The Migrations of Plants & People Erika Larsen
Traditional Healing in a Modern Context Stephany Hoffelt
Working With Spirit: An Indigenous Medicine Sharing Tiffany Freeman
Traditional Teachings on Sacred Tobacco Tiffany Freeman
Corazón a Corazón: Exploring Traditional Models of Practice Kiva Rose Hardin
The Curandera of Auza-Navarra: Maria Diez (1900-1990) Javier Alvar Caperochipi
Doña Olga Ruiz: La Yerbera Pajarera John Slattery
Our Lady of Guadalupe Kiva Rose Hardin
Medieval Remedies Dani Otteson
Traditional European Medicine: Herbal Astrology Jon Keyes
Ukrainian Folk Healing Practices Dionne Jennings
Centuries of Traditional Medicine in Hungary Peter Babulka
An Introduction to Historic AngloSaxon Herbals & Herbalism Kiva Rose Hardin
The Old English Herbals: Anglo-Saxon Plant Medicine Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
Community Healers in Ancient Ireland Stephany Hoffelt
Practical Herbalism & The Scottish Tradition Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir
One Cool Snake: Our Chthonic Origins Virginia Adi
Samuel Thomson: Early New England Root Doctor Sean Donahue
Just Tryin’ to Give Ease: Tommie Bass Phyllis Light
Appalachian Poison Plants: Healing Powers of The Poison Path Becky Beyer
GreenTales Jenny Solidago Mansell
Heather Folklore Stephany Hoffelt
Stories of The Silvani: Plant Spirits of The Dolomites Guido Masé
Being the Bean Feasa: Keepers Of Knowledge Stephany Hoffelt
Witches & Wise Ones Amber Hill & Milla Prince
Part II
Kitchen Medicine
Weedwifery: Of Vulgar Plants, Feral Hearts, & Rogue Healers Kiva Rose Hardin
Principles of Home Herbalism Juliette Abigail Carr
Domestic Medicine: Self Care Practices in The Home Stephanie Hoffelt
The Magic & Ritual in Home Tasks & “Women’s Work” Adrie Rose
Wild Apothecary: A Basic, Sustainable Materia Medica Jenny Solidago Mansell
Kitchen Remedies: Making Do With What You’ve Got Phyllis Light
Appalachian Herbal Tonics Becky Beyer
Porridge, Panacea, & Scottish Culture: Oats as Food & Medicine Jenny Solidago Mansell
Part III
Community Herbalism
Communis: Options For Community Jesse Wolf Hardin
Herbal Medicine & The Meeting of The Worlds Lisa Fazio Ferguson
Towards an Unsupervised Grassroots Herbalism Dave Meesters
Spearheading Culture Change With Plant Traditions Renee Davis
In Praise of Community Herbalism Paul Bergner
A Geography of Health Phyllis Light
Ragged Edges: Building The Plant/Human Community Agatha Noveille
Part IV
Roots
Finding Your Place Phyllis Light
Medicine of The Land Asia Suler
Listening to Trees Cathy Skipper
On Behalf of Plants: Herbal Restoration as Activism Dara Saville
Reforesting The City Michelle Czolba
Urban Wildcrafting Julie James
A Day in The Life of a Wildcrafter Heather Wood Buzzard
Wildcrafting as Conservation Dara Saville & Shana Lipner Grover
Mutually Beneficial Wildcrafting Sean Croke
Botanical Sanctuary Juliette Abigail Carr
Wild & Weedy Phyllis Light
A Spiral of Twining Green: My Journey Back to Enchantment Kiva Rose Hardin
My Green Mantle: Reclaiming The Magic & Medicine Kiva Rose Hardin
The Wild Herbalist Jesse Wolf Hardin