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The first in-depth examination of the sacred underpinnings of the world of Native American medicinal herbalismandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Reveals how shamans and healers and#8220;talkand#8221; with plants to discover their medicinal propertiesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Includes the prayers and medicine songs associated with each of the plants examinedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; By the author of andlt;iandgt;The Secret Teachings of Plantsandlt;/iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;As humans evolved on Earth they used plants for everything imaginable--food, weapons, baskets, clothes, shelter, and medicine. Indigenous peoples the world over have been able to gather knowledge of plant uses by communicating directly with plants and honoring the sacred relationship between themselves and the plant world. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In andlt;iandgt;Sacred Plant Medicineandlt;/iandgt; Stephen Harrod Buhner looks at the long-standing relationship between indigenous peoples and plants and examines the techniques and states of mind these cultures use to communicate with the plant world. He explores the sacred dimension of plant and human interactions and the territory where plants are an expression of Spirit. For each healing plant described in the book, Buhner presents medicinal uses, preparatory guidelines, and ceremonial elements such as prayers and medicine songs associated with its use.
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and#8220;The first in-depth analysis of the processes used by Native Americans to communicate with the plant world for the purposes of healing human illness. It is a work long overdue by an author who himself and#8216;talksand#8217; with plants as Native Americans have always done.and#8221;
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and#8220;Buhner articulates the sacred underpinnings of the herbal world and deep ecology as only a real and#8216;green manand#8217; can.and#8221;
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andquot;This is an excellent reference book, as well as a wonderful book for beginners who want a true understanding of how to begin working with plants.andquot;
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andquot;. . . offers not just another herbal, but the first in-depth analysis of how the Native Americans communicated with the plant world to heal human ailments.andquot;
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andquot;. . . guides the reader through the practical technology of herbalism--which parts of the plant to use, and how to prepare tinctures, salves, and infusions, never letting us forget the underlying precious and holy exchange that is happening.andquot;
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andquot;andlt;Iandgt;Sacred Plant Medicine andlt;/Iandgt;will guide you into the territory where plants are an expression of the spirit. Through prayer and sacred medicinal songs, Buhner shows how plants reveal their medicinal properties.andquot;
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andquot;A delightful read in all ways and highly recommended.andquot;
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andquot;. . . the first in-depth study that examines the world of Native American medicinal herbalism.andquot;
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"Buhner's examination and research brings forth how indigenous peoples are able to communicate with Mother Earth and her properties through spiritual connections.andnbsp; Through this research Buhner is able to present to us healing plants, medicinal uses of the plant, how to prepare the plants for use, and the associated ceremonial fundamentals. . . . This is a book that connects the body to the plants, an energy that is important if healing ourselves and our plant."
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“El primer análisis en profundidad de los procedimientos utilizados por los aborígenes norteamericanos para comunicarse con el mundo de las plantas con objeto de curar dolencias humanas. Es una obra que nos debía hace tiempo un autor que ‘habla’con las plantas como siempre lo han hecho los aborígenes norteamericanos”. < b=""> William S. Lyon <> , autor de < i=""> The Encyclopedia of Native American Healing <> [Enciclopedia de sanaci & oacute;n de los abor & iacute;genes norteamericanos] y < i=""> Black Elk: The Sacred W
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“Buhner expone los fundamentos sagrados del mundo del herbalismo y la ecología profunda como sólo puede hacerlo un verdadero ‘hombre ecológico’”. < b=""> David Hoffmann <> , autor de < i=""> Medical Herbalism <> [Herbalismo m & eacute;dico]
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“The first in-depth analysis of the processes used by Native Americans to communicate with the plant world for the purposes of healing human illness. It is a work long overdue by an author who himself ‘talks with plants as Native Americans have always done.” < b=""> William S. Lyon <> , author of < i=""> The Encyclopedia of Native American Healing <> and < i=""> Black Elk: The Sacred Ways of a Lakota <>
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“Buhner articulates the sacred underpinnings of the herbal world and deep ecology as only a real ‘green man can.” < b=""> David Hoffman <> , author of < i=""> Medical Herbalism <>
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"This is an excellent reference book, as well as a wonderful book for beginners who want a true understanding of how to begin working with plants." < b=""> Bonnie Cehovet <> , < i=""> Angelfire.com <> , April 2006
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". . . offers not just another herbal, but the first in-depth analysis of how the Native Americans communicated with the plant world to heal human ailments." < b=""> Diane Donovan <> , < i=""> California Bookwatch <> , June 2006
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". . . guides the reader through the practical technology of herbalism--which parts of the plant to use, and how to prepare tinctures, salves, and infusions, never letting us forget the underlying precious and holy exchange that is happening." < i=""> Four Corners <> , July 2006
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"Sacred Plant Medicine will guide you into the territory where plants are an expression of the spirit. Through prayer and sacred medicinal songs, Buhner shows how plants reveal their medicinal properties." < i=""> Lotus Guide <> , July-Aug 2006
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"A delightful read in all ways and highly recommended." < i=""> The Cauldron Brasil <> , October 2006
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". . . the first in-depth study that examines the world of Native American medicinal herbalism." < i=""> Lotus Guide <> , Feb 2007
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"Buhner's examination and research brings forth how indigenous peoples are able to communicate with Mother Earth and her properties through spiritual connections. Through this research Buhner is able to present to us healing plants, medicinal uses of the plant, how to prepare the plants for use, and the associated ceremonial fundamentals. . . . This is a book that connects the body to the plants, an energy that is important if healing ourselves and our plant." < b=""> Irene Watson <> , Reader Views, August 2010
Synopsis
The first in-depth examination of the sacred underpinnings of the world of Native American medicinal herbalism
- Reveals how shamans and healers "talk" with plants to discover their medicinal properties
- Includes the prayers and medicine songs associated with each of the plants examined
- By the author of The Secret Teachings of Plants
As humans evolved on Earth they used plants for everything imaginable--food, weapons, baskets, clothes, shelter, and medicine. Indigenous peoples the world over have been able to gather knowledge of plant uses by communicating directly with plants and honoring the sacred relationship between themselves and the plant world.
In Sacred Plant Medicine Stephen Harrod Buhner looks at the long-standing relationship between indigenous peoples and plants and examines the techniques and states of mind these cultures use to communicate with the plant world. He explores the sacred dimension of plant and human interactions and the territory where plants are an expression of Spirit. For each healing plant described in the book, Buhner presents medicinal uses, preparatory guidelines, and ceremonial elements such as prayers and medicine songs associated with its use.
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NATIVE AMERICA / HERBALISM ?The first in-depth analysis of the processes used by Native Americans to communicate with the plant world for the purposes of healing human illness. It is a work long overdue by an author who himself ?talks? with plants as Native Americans have always done.? WILLIAM S. LYON, author of The Encyclopedia of Native American Healing and Black Elk: The Sacred Ways of a Lakota ?Buhner articulates the sacred underpinnings of the herbal world and deep ecology as only a real ?green man? can.? DAVID HOFFMANN, author of Medical Herbalism As humans evolved on Earth they used plants for everything imaginable--food, weapons, baskets, clothes, shelter, and medicine. Indigenous peoples the world over have been able to gather knowledge of plant uses by communicating directly with plants and honoring the sacred relationship between themselves and the plant world. Because they locate their consciousness in the heart, they are able to use the intelligence of the heart to merge their consciousness with the consciousness of any living organism. In Sacred Plant Medicine Stephen Harrod Buhner looks at the long-standing relationship between indigenous peoples and plants and examines the techniques these cultures use to communicate with the plant world. He explores the sacred dimension of plant and human interactions--a territory where humans experience communications from plants as expressions of Spirit. For each healing plant described in the book, he presents medicinal uses, preparatory guidelines, and ceremonial elements such as prayers and medicine songs associated with the use of the plant. STEPHEN HARROD BUHNER is an Earth Poet and senior researcher for the Foundation for GaianStudies. He lectures throughout the United States on herbal medicine, the sacredness of plants, and the intelligence of nature. He is the author of nine works of nonfiction and one book of poetry, including The Secret Teachings of Plants and the award-winning The Lost Language of Plants.
About the Author
Stephen Harrod Buhner is an Earth poet and the award-winning author of ten books on nature, indigenous cultures, the environment, and herbal medicine. He comes from a long line of healers including Leroy Burney, Surgeon General of the United States under Eisenhower and Kennedy, and Elizabeth Lusterheide, a midwife and herbalist who worked in rural Indiana in the early nineteenth century. The greatest influence on his work, however, has been his great-grandfather C.G. Harrod who primarily used botanical medicines, also in rural Indiana, when he began his work as a physician in 1911. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Stephen's work has appeared or been profiled in publications throughout North America and Europe including andlt;Iandgt;Common Boundaryandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;Apotheosisandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;Shaman's Drumandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt;, CNN, and Good Morning America.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Acknowledgments andlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Forewordandlt;/Bandgt; by Brooke Medicine Eagleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Preface to the New Editionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Preface to the First Editionandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;1and#160;and#160;and#160; andlt;/Bandgt;The Sacred and the Earthandlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;2andlt;/Bandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160; To Be Healed by the Earth andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;3andlt;/Bandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160; Visions of Sacred Plant Medicine andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;4andlt;/Bandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160; The Sacred Song of a Plant andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;5andlt;/Bandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160; Making Sacred Relationship with Plants andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;6andlt;/Bandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160; Healing in a Sacred Mannerandlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;7andlt;/Bandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160; Digging for Medicine: The Wildcrafting of Medicinal Plants andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;8and#160;and#160;and#160; andlt;/Bandgt;Making Plants into Medicine: The Technology of Herbalism andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;9andlt;/Bandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160; Ceremony: Making Deeper Relationship with Plantsandlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;10andlt;/Bandgt;and#160;and#160; Four Sacred Plants of the Rocky Mountain Region: andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Their Sacred Qualities and Uses as Medicineandlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;11andlt;/Bandgt;and#160;and#160; A Short Compendium of Plants and Their Sacred Uses andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;12and#160;and#160; andlt;/Bandgt;The Birth of Gaiaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Appendix:andlt;/Bandgt; Wildcrafting Ethics and Guidelines andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; by the Rocky Mountain Herbalistsand#8217; Coalition andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Notesandlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Suggested Readings and Herbal Apprenticeship Programsandlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;