
Be Your Own Shaman
A Field Guide to Utilize 101 of the World's Most Healing Plants
- 304 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Be Your Own Shaman
A Field Guide to Utilize 101 of the World's Most Healing Plants
About this book
Simple Steps to Make Your Plants into Your Own Herbal Apothecary Be Your Own Shaman features 101 plants with healing properties. Each plant's information is laid out on two pages and has a full color picture, illustration of the plant, the parts of the plant that are used, the time of day collected, where found, and time of year collected. Many of the plants in this book are found worldwide and many can be cultivated. Most can be found within one hundred feet of your home, and careful observation will help you become familiar with many nearby, useful plants. Be Your Own Shaman is laid out in fourteen sections—divided by ailment since most people look for specific plants for specific health conditions. Most plants will include extra tips for making herbal remedies at home and basically enjoying all the gifts from utilizing plant medicine in your everyday life. The final section gives plant identification tips and basic taxonomy along with preparation methods for tinctures, decoctions, infusions, and poultices.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- How to Use This Book
- The History and Purpose of Plant Names
- 1. Adaptogens and Hormonal Health
- 2. Blood, Heart, and Circulation Health
- 3. Brain Health
- 4. Cancer
- 5. Diabetes, Gout, General Inflammation, Oral Health
- 6. Digestive Health
- 7. Elimination Organ Health
- 8. Lung and Respiratory Health
- 9. Microbes
- 10. Nutrients
- 11. Pain and Inflammation
- 12. Relax, Sleep, Stress and Anxiety
- 13. Women’s Herbs
- 14. Psychedelics and Sacred Plants
- 15. Plant Identification/Taxonomy and Preparation Methods
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Authors