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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 (92 Edition)
by Terrence Mckenna  
Powells.com Staff Pick 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...
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The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature
by Stephen Harr Buhner Publisher Comments NEW SCIENCE / ECOLOGY “Of the truly great books appearing today The Secret Teachings of Plantsis easily the most rewarding I have had the privilege of reading.”Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of The Biology of Transcendence “A ‘must read’for...
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Medicinal Plants of North America: A Field Guide (Falcon Guide)
by Jim Meuninck Publisher Comments This exquisitely detailed full-color field guide, by biologist and herbal and medical plant expert Jim Meuninck, provides identification, practical information, and skills for the location of and use of medicinal plants. The pages of this book re...
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Sastun: One Woman's Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer and Their Efforts to Save the Vani
by Rosita Arvigo Publisher Comments 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....
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Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide
by Thomas Elias Publisher Comments “Season-by-season guide to identification, harvest, and preparation of more than 200 common edible plants to be found in the wild....Hundreds of edible species are included....[This] handy paperback guide includes jelly, jam, and pie recipes, a...
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Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
by Gregory L Tilford Synopsis 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....
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Drugs of the Dreaming: Oneirogens: "Salvia Divinorum" and Other Dream-Enhancing Plants
by Gianluca Toro Synopsis This first comprehensive guide to oneirogens--naturally occurring substances that induce and enhance dreaming--details the properties and actions of these dream allies, establishing ethnobotanical profiles for 35 oneirogens, explaining the historical use...
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An Instant Guide to Edible Plants
by Pamela Forey Publisher Comments An Instant Guide to Edible Plants is an ideal compact guide to the identification and uses of the most commonly found edible wild plants of North America. An easy-to-understand system of color-coded bands that denotes the edible part of the plant leads...
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The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching
by Terence Mckenna Publisher Comments 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....
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Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West
by Michael Moore Synopsis Two bestselling handbooks and field guides for identifying, collecting, and preparing wild plants for health and healing. Michael Moore draws on his extensive background in botanical medicines and pharmacological sources, as well as Indian and Spanish...
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Medical Botany : Plants Affecting Human Health (2ND 03 Edition)
by Walter H. Lewis Synopsis Organized by body system and ailment, this second edition of "Medical Botany" focuses on research discoveries and their development as therapies for use in complementary-alternative and conventional medicines, utilizing plant natural products and their...
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Understanding Medicinal Plants: Their Chemistry and Therapeutic Action
by Bryan Abbott Hanson Synopsis Understanding Medicinal Plants is a unique work designed to explain the chemical composition of healing herbs to people who are intimidated by chemistry. This beautifully illustrated, reader-friendly guide explores the molecules of medicinal plants and...
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Field Guide to Medicinal Plants
by Steven Foster Book News Annotation 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)...
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Gathering the Desert
by Gary Paul Nabhan Publisher Comments To the untrained eye, a desert is a wasteland that defies civilization; yet the desert has been home to native cultures for centuries and offers sustenance in its surprisingly wide range of plant life. Gary Paul Nabhan has combed the desert in search of...
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American Indian Medicine
by Virgil J. Vogel Review "It is a well and interestingly written essay on the medical aspects of Indian history, folklore, pharmacology, and botany. Emphasis is correctly placed on those things which have been carried over from the Indian's medical practice to that of the...
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Pharmako Dynamis: Stimulating Plants, Potions, and Herbcraft
by Dale Pendell Publisher Comments "Dale Pendell reactivates the ancient connection between the bardic poet and the shaman."-Terence McKenna In Pharmako/Dynamis,Dale Pendell continues his exploration of psychoactive plants begun in Pharmako/Poeia.Pharmacognosy is the study of the...
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Rainforest Remedies Revised Edition
by Rosita Arvigo Synopsis The work of Rosita Arvigo and Michael Balick to bring the knowledge of the Mayan healers to the Western reader deserves due credit. This revised and enlarged second edition includes much additional information about the major herbs in the Mayan...
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Visionary Plant Consciousness: The Shamanic Teachings of the Plant World
by J. P. (edt) Harpignies Synopsis Visionary plants have long served indigenous peoples and their shamans as enhancers of perception, thinking, and healing. Twenty-three leading ethnobotanists, anthropologists, medical researchers, and cultural and religious figures explore the relevance...
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Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers
by Richard Ev Schultes Publisher Comments World-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Christian Ratsch provides the latest scientific updates to this classic work on psychoactive flora by two eminent researchers. •Numerous new and rare color photographs complement the completely...
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Dyes from American Native Plants: A Practical Guide
by Lynne Richards Publisher Comments The dyeing of textiles and other materials is a rewarding and delightful way to bring the colors of nature to daily living. In our technological age, dyes from plants offer subtle and diverse hues unavailable from synthetic dyestuffs. They connect...
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