Medicinal Plants Books

Create your own remedies using plants you know and love!

Incorporating traditional wisdom and scientific information, these books are the perfect starting point to plant-based medicine. You’ll learn how to find, identify, harvest, and use powerful wild plants to help bolster your family’s health and wellness.

Midwest Medicinal Plants
Mountain States Medicinal Plants
Northeast Medicinal Plants
Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants
Southeast Medicinal Plants

The Mountain Rose Herbs Book of Natural Body Care

Make time for self care with this gorgeous, step-by-step guide to natural beauty care.

The Mountain Rose Herbs Book of Natural Body Care is a must-have introduction to DIY self-care. Built specifically for the beginner in mind, it starts with foundation knowledge on tools and supplies, herbs and essential oils, and safe substitutions and modifications. The 68 step-by-step recipes cover a wide range of needs and include botanical hair, facial, and lip care; formulations for glowing skin; support for hardworking hands and feet; shower and bath enhancements, and herbal remedies for common ailments.

Recipes include:

Nettle Lavender Rinse for All Hair Types
Calming Calendula Toner
Coffee Cardamom Lip Balm
Whipped Cocoa Mint Body Butter
Floral Bath Bombs

$30.00

$39.00 CAD

Format

Also available from:

The Herbal Apothecary
Master Recipes from the Herbal Apothecary
Medicinal Herbs for Family Health and Wellness
Medicinal Herbs for Immune Defense
Psilocybin Therapy

Dr. JJ Pursell

About the Author

Dr. JJ Pursell is a naturopathic physician, acupuncturist, author, and entrepreneur. She owned and operated a small chain of herb shoppes over thirteen years in both Portland, Oregon, and Brooklyn, New York. Since publishing her first book in 2015, she has focused on her patients and her practice while also writing, speaking, and consulting.

Learn more about this author

Iwigara

by Enrique Salmón

"A beautiful catalogue of 80 plants, revered by indigenous people for their nourishing, healing, and symbolic properties." —Gardens Illustrated

The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath—known in the Rarámuri tribe as iwígara—has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón builds on this concept of connection and highlights 80 plants revered by North America’s indigenous peoples. Salmón teaches us the ways plants are used as food and medicine, the details of their identification and harvest, their important health benefits, plus their role in traditional stories and myths. Discover in these pages how the timeless wisdom of iwígara can enhance your own kinship with the natural world.

$35.00

$45.00 CAD

Format

Also available from:

Enrique Salmón

About the Author

Enrique Salmón, PhD, is head of the American Indian Studies Program at California State University–East Bay, in Hayward, California. His own Rarámuri family has always gathered, grown, and used plants for many medicinal and cultural purposes.

Learn more about this author

Native American Ethnobotany

by Daniel E. Moerman

An extraordinary compilation of the plants used by North American native peoples for medicine, food, fiber, dye, and a host of other things. Anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman has devoted 25 years to the task of gathering together the accumulated ethnobotanical knowledge on more than 4000 plants. More than 44,000 uses for these plants by various tribes are documented here. This is undoubtedly the most massive ethnobotanical survey ever undertaken, preserving an enormous store of information for the future.

$80.00

$102.00 CAD

Format

Hardcover

Also available from:

Native American Medicinal Plants

by Daniel E. Moerman

In Native American Medicinal Plants, anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman describes the medicinal use of more than 2700 plants by 218 Native American tribes. Information—adapted from the same research used to create the monumental Native American Ethnobotany—includes 82 categories of medicinal uses, ranging from analgesics, contraceptives, gastrointestinal aids, hypotensive medicines, sedatives, and toothache remedies.

Native American Medicinal Plants includes extensive indexes arranged by tribe, usage, and common name, making it easy to access the wealth of information in the detailed catalog of plants. It is an essential reference for students and professionals in the fields of anthropology, botany, and naturopathy and an engaging read for anyone interested in ethnobotany and natural healing.

$34.99

$43.99 CAD

Format

Trade Paperback

Also available from:

Foraging Books

Urban Foraging

by Lisa M. Rose

Photographs by Miriam Doan

Your city is full of wild food, you just need to know where to find it.

Take a stroll to discover the ingredients for a wild apple tarte tatin. Turn the lilac bush found in a vacant lot into a delicious, delicately flavored jelly for your morning pastry. Discover a new way to feast on fresh food. Urban Foraging is a stylish, scrumptious guide to wildcrafting in the city. You’ll learn how to find, identify, harvest, and cook with 50 common wild plants, such as chickweed, dandelion, echinacea, honeysuckle, red clover, and pine. Expert forager Lisa M. Rose shares all the basics necessary for a successful harvest: clear photos that aid identification, tips for ethical and safe gathering, details on culinary uses, and simple recipes will help you make truly fresh, nutritious meals.

$20.00

$26.00 CAD

Medicinal Plants Books

Create your own remedies using plants you know and love!

Incorporating traditional wisdom and scientific information, these books are the perfect starting point to plant-based medicine. You’ll learn how to find, identify, harvest, and use powerful wild plants to help bolster your family’s health and wellness.