Author: Joie Davidow
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This treasury of Mexican-American herbal medicine presents hundreds of safe, effective herbal treatments for everyday ailments--teas, liniments, compresses, salves, and soothing baths for headaches, colds, fevers, digestive problems, menstrual cramps, and aches and pains. In addition, more than 200 herbs are cataloged and cross-referenced. 10 line drawings.
Infusions of Healing
Author: Joie Davidow
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This treasury of Mexican-American herbal medicine presents hundreds of safe, effective herbal treatments for everyday ailments--teas, liniments, compresses, salves, and soothing baths for headaches, colds, fevers, digestive problems, menstrual cramps, and aches and pains. In addition, more than 200 herbs are cataloged and cross-referenced. 10 line drawings.
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This treasury of Mexican-American herbal medicine presents hundreds of safe, effective herbal treatments for everyday ailments--teas, liniments, compresses, salves, and soothing baths for headaches, colds, fevers, digestive problems, menstrual cramps, and aches and pains. In addition, more than 200 herbs are cataloged and cross-referenced. 10 line drawings.
Amish Roots
Author: John Andrew Hostetler
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801844027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Intimate view of life in the Amish world with more than 150 letters and journal entries, poems, stories, and riddles.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801844027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Intimate view of life in the Amish world with more than 150 letters and journal entries, poems, stories, and riddles.
Earth Magic
Author: Claire Nahmad
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9780892814244
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This treasury of pagan beliefs and herbal lore tells of remedies and charms, weather signs, and the best seasons and times for carrying out projects.
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9780892814244
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This treasury of pagan beliefs and herbal lore tells of remedies and charms, weather signs, and the best seasons and times for carrying out projects.
Little Homesteader: A Fall Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom
Author: Angela Ferraro-Fanning
Publisher: Little Homesteader
ISBN: 0711267014
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Little Homesteader: A Fall Treasury of Recipes, Crafts, and Wisdom offers nature-based crafts, baking recipes, and gardening projects in a celebration of the self-sufficient, eco-friendly homesteading lifestyle.
Publisher: Little Homesteader
ISBN: 0711267014
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Little Homesteader: A Fall Treasury of Recipes, Crafts, and Wisdom offers nature-based crafts, baking recipes, and gardening projects in a celebration of the self-sufficient, eco-friendly homesteading lifestyle.
Living with Herbs: A Treasury of Useful Plants for the Home and Garden
Author: Jo Ann Gardner
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 9781581577112
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
All-season guide. Through her experience gardening in the inhospitable climate and soils of Nova Scotia, Jo Ann Gardner has learned simple but innovative growing methods and, as she says, "to become a more conscious gardener". The wisdom she shares--with vivid stories and a self-deprecating wit--is useful to herb growers living anywhere in the U.S. or Canada.
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 9781581577112
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
All-season guide. Through her experience gardening in the inhospitable climate and soils of Nova Scotia, Jo Ann Gardner has learned simple but innovative growing methods and, as she says, "to become a more conscious gardener". The wisdom she shares--with vivid stories and a self-deprecating wit--is useful to herb growers living anywhere in the U.S. or Canada.
Wisdom from the Monastery
Author: Peter Seewald
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Three writers visit monastic communities with open mind and willingness. They discover the way to peace of mind and self-understanding through prayer, meditation, contemplation and silence.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Three writers visit monastic communities with open mind and willingness. They discover the way to peace of mind and self-understanding through prayer, meditation, contemplation and silence.
A Treasury of Herbal Wisdom
Author: Jesse Hardin
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781508651024
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Edited by Jesse Wolf Hardin & Kiva Rose Foreword by Paul Bergner"By my count, in the last year, articles have appeared in Plant Healer Magazine by the founders of more than twenty North American herbal schools - fourteen of these are represented in the Treasury of Herbal Wisdom, representing every region in the country. Another fourteen herbalist practitioner/teachers appear in this collection, each with their own creative voice and accumulated experience. Plant Healer is the only resource available today, in print, on the internet, or at any conference, where you can encounter this diversity from among the innovators, the cutting edge thinkers, writers, teachers, and practitioners who are driving the creative evolution of herbalism in North America today." -Paul Bergner (North American Institute of Medical Herbalism)Presenting a collection of intriguing and information-packed articles for the students and practitioners of herbalism at every level, as gleaned from that esteemed quarterly: Plant Healer Magazine. Here is much of what you need to provide effective health care to your family, friends, or paying clients, covering a wide range of topics from herbal history and cosmology to using your intuition and "how to think outside the box," from making assessments to which herbs to use for broken bones, pain or the immune system, from making herbal tinctures and unguents to enjoying herbal aphrodisiacs, and from tips for self nourishment to tips for launching your own successful herbal related business.There has never been a book like this one, featuring 50 in-depth contributions from 35 leading-edge herbalists: Paul Bergner * Matthew Wood * Rosemary Gladstar * 7Song * Jim McDonald * Phyllis Light * Sean Donahue * Kiva Rose * Robin Rose Bennett * Guido Mas� * Christa Sinadinos * Sam Coffman * Charles "Doc" Garcia * Juliet Blankespoor * Katja Swift * M�lanie Pulla * Dara Saville * Henriette Kress * Rebecca Altman * Rosalee de la For�t * Corinne Boyer * Aviva Romm * Wendy Hounsel * Sabrina Lutes * Cat Lane * Erin Piorier * Michelle Czolba * Lisa Ferguson Crow * Beth Perry * Christophe Bernard * Merihelen Nu�ez * Dave Meesters * Catherine Skipper * Nicole Telkes * Jesse Wolf Hardin After decades of herbalism being both trivialized and criticized by the mainstream, there's now an "herbal resurgence" underway - the long awaited reawakening, growth, and advancement of natural health knowledge and skills... and the coming together of a purpose-driven tribe. The Herbal Wisdom Treasury will equip you with more of what you need on your continuing path of learning, practicing, and healing.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781508651024
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Edited by Jesse Wolf Hardin & Kiva Rose Foreword by Paul Bergner"By my count, in the last year, articles have appeared in Plant Healer Magazine by the founders of more than twenty North American herbal schools - fourteen of these are represented in the Treasury of Herbal Wisdom, representing every region in the country. Another fourteen herbalist practitioner/teachers appear in this collection, each with their own creative voice and accumulated experience. Plant Healer is the only resource available today, in print, on the internet, or at any conference, where you can encounter this diversity from among the innovators, the cutting edge thinkers, writers, teachers, and practitioners who are driving the creative evolution of herbalism in North America today." -Paul Bergner (North American Institute of Medical Herbalism)Presenting a collection of intriguing and information-packed articles for the students and practitioners of herbalism at every level, as gleaned from that esteemed quarterly: Plant Healer Magazine. Here is much of what you need to provide effective health care to your family, friends, or paying clients, covering a wide range of topics from herbal history and cosmology to using your intuition and "how to think outside the box," from making assessments to which herbs to use for broken bones, pain or the immune system, from making herbal tinctures and unguents to enjoying herbal aphrodisiacs, and from tips for self nourishment to tips for launching your own successful herbal related business.There has never been a book like this one, featuring 50 in-depth contributions from 35 leading-edge herbalists: Paul Bergner * Matthew Wood * Rosemary Gladstar * 7Song * Jim McDonald * Phyllis Light * Sean Donahue * Kiva Rose * Robin Rose Bennett * Guido Mas� * Christa Sinadinos * Sam Coffman * Charles "Doc" Garcia * Juliet Blankespoor * Katja Swift * M�lanie Pulla * Dara Saville * Henriette Kress * Rebecca Altman * Rosalee de la For�t * Corinne Boyer * Aviva Romm * Wendy Hounsel * Sabrina Lutes * Cat Lane * Erin Piorier * Michelle Czolba * Lisa Ferguson Crow * Beth Perry * Christophe Bernard * Merihelen Nu�ez * Dave Meesters * Catherine Skipper * Nicole Telkes * Jesse Wolf Hardin After decades of herbalism being both trivialized and criticized by the mainstream, there's now an "herbal resurgence" underway - the long awaited reawakening, growth, and advancement of natural health knowledge and skills... and the coming together of a purpose-driven tribe. The Herbal Wisdom Treasury will equip you with more of what you need on your continuing path of learning, practicing, and healing.
Iwígara
Author: Enrique Salmón
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604698802
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Iwígara, when translated, means the kinship of plants and people. And that is exactly what Enrique Salmón explores in this important book. Iwígara shares culturally specific information about 80 plants, addressing their historical and modern-day uses as medicine, food, spices, and more. Iwígara includes plants entries derived from many different American Indian tribes and seven geographic regions across the United States. Each plant entry includes the names commonly used by different tribes, a color photograph, a short description, rich details about how the plant is used, and tips on identification and ethical harvest. Traditional stories and myths, along with images of the plants from different forms of Native American arts and crafts, enrich the text.
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604698802
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Iwígara, when translated, means the kinship of plants and people. And that is exactly what Enrique Salmón explores in this important book. Iwígara shares culturally specific information about 80 plants, addressing their historical and modern-day uses as medicine, food, spices, and more. Iwígara includes plants entries derived from many different American Indian tribes and seven geographic regions across the United States. Each plant entry includes the names commonly used by different tribes, a color photograph, a short description, rich details about how the plant is used, and tips on identification and ethical harvest. Traditional stories and myths, along with images of the plants from different forms of Native American arts and crafts, enrich the text.
Essential Herbal Wisdom
Author: Nancy Arrowsmith
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738714887
Category : Herbs
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Popular author and healing practitioner Nancy Arrowsmith takes readers on a fascinating in-depth exploration of the herbal arts. Arrowsmith's friendly voice and vast knowledge of herbal applications, history, and folklore shine through in this herbalism reference work. As entertaining as it is practical, this comprehensive illustrated herb guide covers everything from herb gathering prayers and charms to signatures for fifty powerful herbs. Each herb is described in detail, with tips on growing, gathering, drying, and storing these marvelous plants, as well as their culinary virtues, cosmetic properties, medicinal merits, veterinary values, and household applications. Along with thought-provoking bits of folk history and literary and spiritual references to herbs and nature, this directory includes step-by-step instructions on cooking with herbs and preparing herbal remedies, as well as gardening hints and seed-saving tips.
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738714887
Category : Herbs
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Popular author and healing practitioner Nancy Arrowsmith takes readers on a fascinating in-depth exploration of the herbal arts. Arrowsmith's friendly voice and vast knowledge of herbal applications, history, and folklore shine through in this herbalism reference work. As entertaining as it is practical, this comprehensive illustrated herb guide covers everything from herb gathering prayers and charms to signatures for fifty powerful herbs. Each herb is described in detail, with tips on growing, gathering, drying, and storing these marvelous plants, as well as their culinary virtues, cosmetic properties, medicinal merits, veterinary values, and household applications. Along with thought-provoking bits of folk history and literary and spiritual references to herbs and nature, this directory includes step-by-step instructions on cooking with herbs and preparing herbal remedies, as well as gardening hints and seed-saving tips.
Plant Lore and Legend
Author: Ruth Binney
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486828743
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
From time immemorial, people have sought to understand the mysteries of the natural world, giving rise to a wealth of myths and legends connected to plant life. In addition to their imaginative appeal, these oral traditions offered practical advice about which flowers, trees, and plants could provide foods, remedies, and construction materials. This richly illustrated volume provides a treasury of ancient wisdom, exploring the sound principles behind traditional advice, along with a wealth of fanciful beliefs. Naturalist Ruth Binney recounts charming examples of floral symbolism, linking roses with romance, lilies with purity, and poppies with sleep. She examines tree lore and the association of trees with wisdom and knowledge, from the coveted crown of laurel awarded to ancient Greek poets and Roman generals to the palm branches presented to pilgrims returning from the Holy Land. A survey of the power of plants ranges from the rituals that ensure a good harvest and a newly married couple's fertility to the healing qualities of oil of cloves for toothache, cherries for gout, and aloe vera for burns. Abounding in fascinating facts and fancies, this absorbing compilation will captivate lovers of plants and gardens.
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486828743
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
From time immemorial, people have sought to understand the mysteries of the natural world, giving rise to a wealth of myths and legends connected to plant life. In addition to their imaginative appeal, these oral traditions offered practical advice about which flowers, trees, and plants could provide foods, remedies, and construction materials. This richly illustrated volume provides a treasury of ancient wisdom, exploring the sound principles behind traditional advice, along with a wealth of fanciful beliefs. Naturalist Ruth Binney recounts charming examples of floral symbolism, linking roses with romance, lilies with purity, and poppies with sleep. She examines tree lore and the association of trees with wisdom and knowledge, from the coveted crown of laurel awarded to ancient Greek poets and Roman generals to the palm branches presented to pilgrims returning from the Holy Land. A survey of the power of plants ranges from the rituals that ensure a good harvest and a newly married couple's fertility to the healing qualities of oil of cloves for toothache, cherries for gout, and aloe vera for burns. Abounding in fascinating facts and fancies, this absorbing compilation will captivate lovers of plants and gardens.