The herbal lore of wise women and wortcunners : the healing power of medicinal plants / Wolf D. Storl ; foreword by Rosemary Gladstar.
- Storl, Wolf-Dieter
- Date:
- [2012]
- Books
About this work
Description
"This rich study of herbal lore opens up the unfamiliar world of herbal healers around the world, focusing on the tradition of northern European and Anglo-Saxon witches and wortcunners (knowers of healing plants)"--Provided by publisher.
Publication/Creation
Berkeley, Calif. : North Atlantic Books, [2012]
Physical description
xxvi, 364 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents
The story of herb lore -- Medical models -- Philosophy of Western herbalism -- The nature of plants and plant medicines -- How to become a herbalist -- From staples to poisons -- Vegetables as medicines and wild foods -- Herbs in cooking and beauty care -- Raising herbs in the garden -- The garden of Hecate -- Women's culture and witches' craft -- Consciousness, society, and drugs -- Talking to the plants -- Family portraits.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-343) and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineIDQ.CZOpen shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9781583943588
- 1583943587