Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Bandgt;Voted one of the Top 10 books in 2000 by the Vermont Book Publishers Association.andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;A collective endeavor by United Plant Savers, featuring America's most respected and well-known herbalists. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Contributors include Don Babineau, Tim Blakley, Mark Blumenthal, Jane Bothwell,andnbsp; Stephen Harrod Buhner, David Bunting, Richo Cech,andnbsp; Tane Datta, Shatoiya and Rick de la Tour, Ryan Drum, Doug Elliott, Steven Foster, Cascade Anderson Geller, Kate Gilday, Rosemary Gladstar, James Green, Pamela Hirsch, Christopher Hobbs, Sara Katz, Kathi Keville, Robyn Klein, Richard Liebmann, Brigitte Mars, Pam Montgomery, Nancy and Michael Phillips, Janice J. Schofield, Joanne Marie Snow, Deb Soule, Paul Strauss, Gregory L. Tilford, Krista Thie, Susun S. Weed, David Winston, Martin Wall, Matthew Wood. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;While the renaissance in the U.S. botanical market is positive in many respects, medicinal plant populations are suffering from loss of habitat and overharvesting, and many bestselling herbs are now at risk including echinacea, American ginseng, goldenseal, Hawaiian wild kava, and wild yam. The authors share their extensive experience with using and growing thirty-three of these popular herbs and include suggestions for creating your own private herbal sanctuary--whether a city balcony, suburban backyard, or rural retreat. Full-color photographs will inspire experienced and novice herb users alike to protect and cultivate these remarkable healing plants. Readers will also find out how to use herbal analogues for at-risk plants--other medicinal herbs that provide the same benefits and exist in plentiful amounts--and learn ways to make their herbal purchases a vote for sustainability. andlt;Iandgt;Planting the Futureandlt;/Iandgt; shows us how we can participate in the land stewardship, habitat protection, and eco-friendly consumption that will ensure an abundant, renewable supply of medicinal plants for future generations. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;All author royalties will be used for replanting native medicinal herbs on a 370-acre botanical sanctuary in Ohio.
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andquot;A ground-breaking book (pun intended). A manual for personal and planetary health, an important book for city and country dwellers alike.andquot;
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"Exceptional." Today's Books, February 8, 2001
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"The book draws on the experience not only of its two editors but also many other respected herbalists from the organization United Plant Savers."
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"Exceptional."
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"A ground-breaking book (pun intended). A manual for personal and planetary health, an important book for city and country dwellers alike."
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andquot;The United Plant Savers group is dedicated to the 'green medicine of plants,' a natural approach to the healing benefits of our flora. An important contribution to the literature of herbalism.andquot;
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"Exceptional." < i=""> Today's Books <> , February 8, 2001
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andquot;A must-have for all of us who say that we worship the ground we walk on.andquot;
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"Exceptional."
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"The United Plant Savers group is dedicated to the 'green medicine of plants,' a natural approach to the healing benefits of our flora. An important contribution to the literature of herbalism." < b=""> Alice Joyce <> , < i=""> Booklist <>
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andquot;Exceptional.andquot;
Synopsis
A collective endeavor by United Plant Savers, featuring America's most respected and well-known herbalists.
Contributors include Don Babineau, Tim Blakley, Mark Blumenthal, Jane Bothwell, ? Stephen Harrod Buhner, David Bunting, Richo Cech, ? Tane Datta, Shatoiya and Rick de la Tour, Ryan Drum, Doug Elliott, Steven Foster, Cascade Anderson Geller, Kate Gilday, Rosemary Gladstar, James Green, Pamela Hirsch, Christopher Hobbs, Sara Katz, Kathi Keville, Robyn Klein, Richard Liebmann, Brigitte Mars, Pam Montgomery, Nancy and Michael Phillips, Janice J. Schofield, Joanne Marie Snow, Deb Soule, Paul Strauss, Gregory L. Tilford, Krista Thie, Susun S. Weed, David Winston, Martin Wall, Matthew Wood.
While the renaissance in the U.S. botanical market is positive in many respects, medicinal plant populations are suffering from loss of habitat and overharvesting, and many bestselling herbs are now at risk including echinacea, American ginseng, goldenseal, Hawaiian wild kava, and wild yam. The authors share their extensive experience with using and growing thirty-three of these popular herbs and include suggestions for creating your own private herbal sanctuary--whether a city balcony, suburban backyard, or rural retreat. Full-color photographs will inspire experienced and novice herb users alike to protect and cultivate these remarkable healing plants. Readers will also find out how to use herbal analogues for at-risk plants--other medicinal herbs that provide the same benefits and exist in plentiful amounts--and learn ways to make their herbal purchases a vote for sustainability. Planting the Future shows us how we can participate in the land stewardship, habitat protection, andeco-friendly consumption that will ensure an abundant, renewable supply of medicinal plants for future generations.
All author royalties will be used for replanting native medicinal herbs on a 370-acre botanical sanctuary in Ohio.
Synopsis
Planting the Futureshows how land stewardship, habitat protection, and sustainable cultivation are of critical importance to ensure an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants for future generations.
Synopsis
Voted one of the Top 10 books in 2000 by the Vermont Book Publishers Association.
A collective endeavor by United Plant Savers, featuring America's most respected and well-known herbalists.
Contributors include Don Babineau, Tim Blakley, Mark Blumenthal, Jane Bothwell, Stephen Harrod Buhner, David Bunting, Richo Cech, Tane Datta, Shatoiya and Rick de la Tour, Ryan Drum, Doug Elliott, Steven Foster, Cascade Anderson Geller, Kate Gilday, Rosemary Gladstar, James Green, Pamela Hirsch, Christopher Hobbs, Sara Katz, Kathi Keville, Robyn Klein, Richard Liebmann, Brigitte Mars, Pam Montgomery, Nancy and Michael Phillips, Janice J. Schofield, Joanne Marie Snow, Deb Soule, Paul Strauss, Gregory L. Tilford, Krista Thie, Susun S. Weed, David Winston, Martin Wall, Matthew Wood.
While the renaissance in the U.S. botanical market is positive in many respects, medicinal plant populations are suffering from loss of habitat and overharvesting, and many bestselling herbs are now at risk including echinacea, American ginseng, goldenseal, Hawaiian wild kava, and wild yam. The authors share their extensive experience with using and growing thirty-three of these popular herbs and include suggestions for creating your own private herbal sanctuary--whether a city balcony, suburban backyard, or rural retreat. Full-color photographs will inspire experienced and novice herb users alike to protect and cultivate these remarkable healing plants. Readers will also find out how to use herbal analogues for at-risk plants--other medicinal herbs that provide the same benefits and exist in plentiful amounts--and learn ways to make their herbal purchases a vote for sustainability. Planting the Future shows us how we can participate in the land stewardship, habitat protection, and eco-friendly consumption that will ensure an abundant, renewable supply of medicinal plants for future generations.
All author royalties will be used for replanting native medicinal herbs on a 370-acre botanical sanctuary in Ohio.
About the Author
A practicing herbalist with twenty-six years of experience, Rosemary Gladstar is the founder of United Plant Savers (UpS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving America's native medicinal plants, and cofounder of Sage Mountain Herbs, which offers a comprehensive herbal training program. She is also the author of numerous books, including the bestselling andlt;Iandgt;Herbal Healing for Womenandlt;/Iandgt;.Pamela Hirsch, owner of Rowan Mountain Herbals, an herbal body-care business specializing in natural soaps, has worked with medicinal herbs for nearly a decade. Growing up in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe, she was exposed to different healing modalities at an early age. She shares her hard-won herbal secrets for staying healthy on the road in andlt;Iandgt;The Traveler's Natural Medicine Kit.andlt;/Iandgt;
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Acknowledgments andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Forewordandnbsp;andnbsp; Richard Liebmann, N.D. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Introductionandnbsp;andnbsp; Rosemary Gladstar andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;What You Can Do to Make a Differenceandnbsp;andnbsp; Rosemary Gladstar andlt;BRandgt;Creating Botanical Sanctuariesandnbsp;andnbsp; Christopher Hobbs, L.Ac. andlt;BRandgt;Wise Old Plantsandnbsp;andnbsp; Robyn Klein andlt;BRandgt;The American Extra Pharmacopoeiaandnbsp;andnbsp; David Winston andlt;BRandgt;Flower Essencesandnbsp;andnbsp; Kate Gilday and Shatoiya de la Tour andlt;BRandgt;Arnicaandnbsp;andnbsp; Brigitte mars andlt;BRandgt;Black Cohoshandnbsp;andnbsp; Richo Cech andlt;BRandgt;Calamus Rootandnbsp;andnbsp; Don Babineau andlt;BRandgt;Cascara Sagradaandnbsp;andnbsp; Richo Cech andlt;BRandgt;Echinaceaandnbsp;andnbsp; Steven Foster andlt;BRandgt;Eyebrightandnbsp;andnbsp; Sara Katz andlt;BRandgt;American Ginsengandnbsp;andnbsp; Kathi Keville andlt;BRandgt;Goldensealandnbsp;andnbsp; Mark Blumenthal andlt;BRandgt;Goldthreadandnbsp;andnbsp; Nancy and Michael Philips andlt;BRandgt;Helonias Rootandnbsp;andnbsp; Deb Soule andlt;BRandgt;Kavaandnbsp;andnbsp; Tane Datta andlt;BRandgt;Lady's Slipper Orchidandnbsp;andnbsp; Rosemary Gladstar andlt;BRandgt;Lobeliaandnbsp;andnbsp; Cascade Anderson Geller andlt;BRandgt;Lomatiumandnbsp;andnbsp; Krista Thie andlt;BRandgt;oregon Grapeandnbsp;andnbsp; Ryan W. Drum, Ph.D. andlt;BRandgt;Oshaandnbsp;andnbsp; Gregory L. Tilford andlt;BRandgt;Partridgeberryandnbsp;andnbsp; Susun S. Weed andlt;BRandgt;Pipsissewaandnbsp;andnbsp; Stephen Harrod Buhner andlt;BRandgt;Pleurisy Rootandnbsp;andnbsp; Joanne marie Snow andlt;BRandgt;Slippery Elmandnbsp;andnbsp; Paul Strauss andlt;BRandgt;Spikenardandnbsp;andnbsp; Kate Gilday andlt;BRandgt;Stonerootandnbsp;andnbsp; Martin Wall andlt;BRandgt;Sundewandnbsp;andnbsp; Janice J Schofield andlt;BRandgt;Trilliumandnbsp;andnbsp; Pamela Hirsch andlt;BRandgt;Venus's-Flytrapandnbsp;andnbsp; James Green andlt;BRandgt;Virginia Snakerootandnbsp;andnbsp; Doug Elliott andlt;BRandgt;Whit Sageandnbsp;andnbsp; Jane Bothwell andlt;BRandgt;Wild Indigoandnbsp;andnbsp; David Bunting andlt;BRandgt;American Wild yamandnbsp;andnbsp; Richo Cech andlt;BRandgt;Yerba Mansaandnbsp;andnbsp; Tim Blakley andlt;BRandgt;Yerba Santaandnbsp;andnbsp; Shatoiya and Rick de la Tour andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Appendix 1: Sea Vegetablesandnbsp;andnbsp; Ryan W. Drum, Ph.D. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Appendix 2: Concern for European Medicinal Plantsandnbsp;andnbsp; Cascade Anderson Geller andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Appendix 3: Planting Guides and Resources andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;About the Authors andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Join United Plant Savers andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;/Bandgt;