J T Garrett
In this rare collection of the acquired herbal knowledge of Cherokee Elders, author J. T. Garrett presents the healing properties and medicinal applications of over 450 plants. Readers will learn how Native American healers utilise the gifts of nature for ceremonial purposes and to treat over 120 ailments, from the common cold to a bruised heart. The book presents the medicine of the Four Directions and the plants with which each direction is associated. From the East comes the knowledge of "heart medicine" - blood-building tonics and plants for vitality and detoxification. The medicine of the South focuses on the innocence of life and the energy of youthfulness. West medicine treats the internal aspects of the physical body to encourage strength and endurance, while North medicine offers a sense of freedom and connection to the stars and the greater Universal Circle. This resource also includes traditional teaching tales to offer insights from Cherokee cosmology into the origin of illness, how the animals found their medicine, and the naming of the plants.
288pp, 8.25x5.5 ... Paperback
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Alma R Hutchens
This authoritative guide - based on the author's classic reference work, Indian Herbalogy of North America - is an illustrated companion for the professional and amateur herbalist alike. It provides detailed descriptions of 125 of the most useful medicinal plants used by Native Americans, along with directions for a range of uses, remedies for common ailments, and notes on the herbal traditions of other lands.
265pp, 8x4.5, illus. ... Paperback
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For more than 20 years this pioneering and encyclopedic guide to more than 200 medicinal plants used by the Indians of North America has served as a bible to herbalists throughout the world. Native American traditions are compared with traditional uses of the same plants among other cultures, particularly Russia and China. There is also information on homoeopathic usage.
424pp, 9x6, illus. ... Paperback
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Edith van Allen Murphy
Plants were used by Native Americans in all aspects of their lives - for food, shelter, tanning, basketry, medine, feasts, ceremonies and magic. Edith van Allen Murphey's informative book includes botanical and Indian names, detailed descriptions and methods of preparation for medicinal purposes, food and beverages, and handicrafts. The author spent 25 years studying the tribes of the intermountain regions.
92pp, 9x6, illus. ... Paperback
Charlotte Erichsen-Brown
Focuses on the ways North American Indians have used plants, trees and shrubs for medicine, food, clothing, shelter and other necessities.
532pp, 9.5x6.5, illus. ... Paperback
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Vernon Mayes & Barbara Bayless Lacy
One hundred plants found on the Navajo reservation are included in this thorough look at wildflowers, shrubs and trees. Each plant description is illustrated in detail, showing seed pods, flowering bodies, stems and roots. A full colour section shows many of the plants in their natural habitats. Full details are given of how the Navajo use, or have used, the plants, whether for medicinal, ceremonial or household purposes.
164pp, 8x9, illus. ... Paperback
Dr Marie Miczak
Nature’s Weeds & Native Medicine offers a unique insight to the healing herbs used by the first inhabitants of North America. Marie Maczak recalls the practices of her Native American ancestors and combines her knowledge in the field of pharmacy to bring these remedies to life. More than Native American herbology, these time honored remedies represent the heritage of all Americans as it was previously known as frontier medicine. Discover for yourself what the ancient tribes of the United States used for health, nutrition and healing.
168pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback
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Silver Wolf Walks Alone
Salvia, the generic name for certain species of sage, is derived from the Latin word for “to heal,” and the herb is used in the traditional healing systems of many Native peoples. Though there are many types of sage with a variety of uses, the kind most often referrred to in this book is a member of the wormwood family. The author delineates its ceremonial, medicinal and spiritual uses.
32pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback
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Donna Stellhorn
For millennia, the 500-plus varieties of sage have been a part of personal, religious and healing practices in cultures as diverse as the Chinese, Roman and Native American. To smudge is to burn sage in a ritual manner to cleanse or clear space, objects or environments. Bring the benefits of this ancient knowledge into your life with this pocket-size booklet that covers making a smudge stick, shells and fans, smudge ceremonies and more.
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edited by J P Harpignies
Visionary plants have long served indigenous peoples and their shamans as enhancers of perception, thinking, and healing. These plants can also be important guides to the reality of the natural world and how we can live harmoniously in it. This work: presents the specific human-plant interconnection revealed by visionary plants; and explores the relevance of plant-induced visions and shamanic teachings to humanity's environmental crisis. It includes contributions from Terence McKenna, Andrew Weil, Wade Davis, Michael Pollan, Alex Grey, Jeremy Narby, Katsi Cook, John Mohawk, Kat Harrison, and others who present their understandings of the nature of psychoactive plants and their significant connection to humans. What they reveal is that these plants may help us access the profound intelligence in nature - the "mind of nature" - that we must learn to understand in order to survive our ecologically destructive way of life.
224pp, 9x6 ... ISBN 9781594771477 ... Paperback
Published price £12.99 -- You save £3.90 ... 30%
