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Ethnobotany and Useful Plants


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A Handbook of Native American Herbs (Healing Arts)
A Handbook of Native American Herbs (Healing Arts)
by Alma R Hutchens
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This authoritative guide—based on the author's classic reference work, Indian Herbalogy of North America —is a portable illustrated companion for the professional and amateur herbalist alike. It provides detailed descriptions of 125 of the... (read more)

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Modern Herbal Volume 2 the Medicinal Culinar
Modern Herbal Volume 2 the Medicinal Culinar
by Maud Grieve
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Volume 2 of the fullest, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, more. 161 illustrations.... (read more)

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Field Guide To Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North American (00 Edition)
Field Guide To Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North American (00 Edition)
by Steven Foster
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With more than 300 photos, this new edition shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. Descriptive text includes information on where the plants are found, as well as their known medicinal uses. An index to medical topics, symbols next to plant... (read more)

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Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
by Gregory L. Tilford
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Full-color photographs face detailed descriptions of 250 plant species in the western United States and Canada, covering field identification, habitat and range, edibility, medicinal uses, and more.... (read more)

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Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge a Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution
Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge a Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution
by Terence Mckenna
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McKenna starts his radical revision of human evolution by positing the theory that we evolved from apes to humans because of brain changes brought about by ingesting psilocybin-containing mushrooms. This was, in his opinion, the birth of religion, and... (read more)

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Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness
Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness
by Pam Montgomery
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Herbalist Pam Montgomery's triple spiral path--working through the heart to connect with the soul and gain access to the spirit--is a hands-on approach to partnering with plant spirits that promotes a profound healing, one that moves beyond mere... (read more)

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The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching
The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching
by Terence Mckenna
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A thoroughly revised edition of the much-sought-after early work by Terence and Dennis McKenna that looks at shamanism, altered states of consciousness, and the organic unity of the King Wen sequence of the I Ching.... (read more)

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One River
One River
by Wade Davis
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In the 1940s, biologist Richard Evans Schultes uncovered many of the secrets of the rain forest, relying not only on his own prodigious investigations, but on the wisdom passed down by local tribes. Thirty years later his student, Wade Davis, followed in... (read more)

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Forest of Visions: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Spirituality, and the Santo Daime Tradition
Forest of Visions: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Spirituality, and the Santo Daime Tradition
by Alex Polari Alverga
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The story of Santo Daime--a new religion that blends elements of Christianity with older Amazonian indigenous spiritual practices--and the ecologically sound and spiritually centered utopian community it has inspired. 30 photos.... (read more)

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Keeping It Living: Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America
Keeping It Living: Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America
by Douglas Deur
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The European explorers who first visited the Northwest Coast of North America assumed that the entire region was virtually untouched wilderness whose occupants used the land only minimally, hunting and gathering shoots, roots, and berries that were... (read more)

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The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow
by Wade Davis
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In April 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis — people who had reappeared in Haitian society years after they had been officially declared dead and had been buried. Drawn into a netherworld of... (read more)

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Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West
Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West
by Michael Moore
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A perennial favorite, Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West is a user-friendly guide to over 300 species of plants geographically ranging from Baja California to Alaska. Each plant is accompanied by a precise line illustration or an attractive color... (read more)

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Australian Bush Flower Essences
Australian Bush Flower Essences
by Ian White
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Fully illustrated guide that gives an informative picture of 50 bush flower essences from all over the country, as well as detailed information about their preparation and use in all the areas of healing.... (read more)

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Native American Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Dictionary
Native American Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Dictionary
by Daniel Moerman
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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... (read more)

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Opium: A Portrait of the Heavenly Demon
Opium: A Portrait of the Heavenly Demon
by Barbara Hodgson
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With its connotations of mystery and sinister beauty, opium holds a near mythical place in the popular imagination. From swaying poppy fields to dimly lit, smoke-laden opium dens, author Barbara Hodgson traces the path of opium's creation and consumption,... (read more)

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The Value of Species
The Value of Species
by Edward Leroy Mccord
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In the face of accelerating extinctions across the globe, what ought we to do? Amid this sea of losses, what is our responsibility? How do we assess the value of nonhuman species? In this clear-spoken, passionate book, naturalist and philosopher Edward L.... (read more)

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Edible Wild Plants: A Falcon Field Guide [Tm] (Falcon Field Guide)
Edible Wild Plants: A Falcon Field Guide [Tm] (Falcon Field Guide)
by Todd Telander
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Edible Wild Plants highlights ninety of the most common and sought-after edible plant species in North America. Detailed illustrations and descriptions make it easy to identify plants in your backyard and beyond. Organized by family... (read more)

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Field Guide to Medicinal Plants
Field Guide to Medicinal Plants
by Steven Foster
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Identifies some 500 medicinal plants and describes uses--both folk remedies and those that have been scientifically proven. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more)

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Sastun : My Apprenticeship With Maya Healer (94 Edition)
Sastun : My Apprenticeship With Maya Healer (94 Edition)
by Rosita Arvigo
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The compelling drama of American herbologist Rosita Arvigo's quest to preserve the knowledge of Don Elijio Panti, one of the last surviving and most respected traditional healers in the rainforest of Belize.... (read more)

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Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
by Bradford Angier
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First-ever revision of a classic guidebook Essential information on each plant's characteristics, distribution, and edibility as well as updated taxonomy and 18 new species How to find, prepare, and eat plants growing in the wild This illustrated guide... (read more)

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