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Peterson's Guides: Peterson's has a book for every nature
lover.
A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants : Eastern and Central North America
Steven Foster and James A. Duke
A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America
Roger Tory Peterson
More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous
look-alikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs
showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat
descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22
different food uses.
Field Guide to Venomous Animals and Poisonous Plants
Steven Foster/ Roger Caras
Good reading to increase awareness of dangers you may encounter in the wild
Peterson's Field Guide : Wildflowers of the Eastern and Central North America
by Margaret McKenny and Roger Tory Peterson Grouped by color
and by plant characteristics, 1,293 species in 84 families are described and
illustrated. Included here are all the flowers you're most likely to encounter
in the eastern and north-central U.S., westward to the Dakotas and southward to
North Carolina and Arkansas, as well as the adjacent parts of Canada.
More Field and Herbal Plant Guides
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide
Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places,
Steve Brill: Hearst Books, NY, 1994
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region
Neiring and Olmstead Good color photos in this one!
Wildflowers of the Central South
Wildflowers of the Central South Thomas E. Hemmerly
Wildflowers of the Southeastern United States
Wilbur H. Duncan, Leonard E. Foote
Hundreds of color photos, this is one of my favorites.
The Pill Book Guide to Natural Medicines Michael Murray N.D.
The Complete Medicinal Herbal
Penelope Ody
A practical guide to the healing properties of more than 250 natural remedies for common
ailments. If you only get one herbal, it should be this one. Step by step color photos
makes herbal preparation easy to learn.
Herbal Healing for Women
Rosemary Gladstar
Simple home remedies for women of all ages. Natural treatments for teenage acne, PMS,
morning sickness, hot flashes, uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts. Just reading this one
can help you feel better, Rosemary writes on a personal level. I was lucky enough to meet
her at the Red Boiling Springs Folk Medicine Festival this summer, she is a remarkable
inspiring woman.
The Herb Book by John Lust
Covers almost 500 medicinal plants, including many native species, as well as recipes for
many herbal concoctions. A wealth of information in an inexpensive paperback edition.
Ginseng: How to find, Grow and Use America's Forest Gold.
Kim Derek Pritts
Must have book for anyone with an interest in ginseng. I found this at my local library.
Goes into everything you need to know about ginseng, even a buyers list!
Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Vallery and Southern Appalachians - Dennis Horn
Indian Herbology of North
America - Alma Hutchens Out of Print, used copies on Amazon.com
PDR of Herbal Medicines
Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
The Green Pharmacy James Duke
A Modern Herbal Mildred Grieve
Herbs and Herb Gardening
The Way of Chinese Herbs – Michael Tierra
Medicinal Herbs in the Field and Marketplace
Encyclopedia Of Nutritional Supplements
Wildflowers of the Central South
Wildflowers of the Central South Thomas E. Hemmerly
PDR of Herbal Medicines
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