Midwest medicinal plants : identify, harvest, and use 109 wild herbs for health and wellness

Summary: Plants of the Midwest provide an wealth of botanical diversity. Whether you are already adept at finding, identifying, harvesting and safely using wild medicinal plants, or are just starting out, this guide will help you wildcraft your way to wellness.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604696554
ISBN: 1604696559
ISBN: 9781604698138
Physical Description: print
311 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, Inc., 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-299) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface: Growing an herbalist -- Wildcrafting basics -- Wildcrafting for wellness: a season-by-season harvest guide -- Wild medicinal of the Midwest : Agrimony ; Alder ; Angelica ; Apple ; Arnica ; Artemisia ; Aspen ; Barberry ; Beech ; Blackberry ; Black cherry ; Black walnut ; Blue vervain ; Boneset ; Borage ; Burdock ; Butterfly weed ; Calamus ; Catnip ; Ceanothus ; Chaga ; Chickweed ; Cleavers ; Coltsfoot ; Comfrey ; Cottonwood ; Crampbark ; Cranberry ; Dandelion ; Dock ; Eastern white cedar ; Echinacea ; Elder ; Elecampane ; Evening primrose ; Feverfew ; Field garlic ; Ghost pipe ; Ginkgo ; Goldenrod ; Grindelia ; Ground ivy ; Hawkweed ; Hawthorn ; Honeysuckle ; Horehound ; Horsetail ; Hyssop ; Jewelweed ; Joe Pye weed ; Juniper ; Lady's mantle ; Lemon balm ; Linden ; Lobelia ; Lovage ; Lungwort ; Maitake ; Meadowsweet ; Motherwort ; Mullein ; Nettle ; New England aster ; Oak ; Oregon grape ; Ox-eye daisy ; Partridge berry ; Pedicularis ; Pennycress ; Peppermint ; Pine ; Pipsissewa ; Plantain ; Poke ; Prickly ash ; Prickly pear ; Raspberry ; Red clover ; Reishi ; Rose ; Russian sage ; Sassafras ; Self-heal ; Shepherd's purse ; Skullcap ; Slippery elm ; Solomon's seal ; Spearmint ; Spicebush ; Spotted bee balm ; Spruce ; St. John's wort ; Sweet clover ; Teasel ; Tulip poplar ; Turkey tail ; Uva-ursi ; Valerian ; Violet ; Wild bergamot ; Wild geranium ; Wild ginger ; Wild peach ; Wild yam ; Wintergreen ; Witch hazel ; Wood betony ; Yarrow ; Yellow birch.