It’s incredibly empowering to be able to make one’s medicine and even more empowering to find the medicine in your garden or yard. I see the future of herbal medicine as a holistic approach –looking at the diet, lifestyle, community, environment, and spirit. Connecting with plants for health can start in your library. Below are five books to start you on the plant journey.
The Yoga Of Herbs by David Frawley & Vasant Lad
Yoga of Herbs is an Ayurvedic guide to herbal medicine, sharing how to balance your constitution and practice self-healing. This book includes a good introduction to Ayurvedic principles, management of the doshas, and good summary charts for over 270 including 108 of the most common herbs.
Plant Spirit Medicine by Eliot Cowan
Plant Spirit Medicine helps us make friends with the spirits of nature and call upon them for assistance in all types of healing. Cowan discusses the correlation between our spirit and plant spirits in medicine, dreams, ancestors, emotions, and teachers. He also covers controversial sacred plants; and additional interviews with plant shamans from many traditions.
The China Study by T. Collin Campbell
The China Study explores the connection between diet and disease, showing you how a diet high in animal-based proteins can lead to a host of health problems. Based on scientific data, the book explains collected and analyzed large data sets to determine how different diets might correlate to certain diseases. Campbell concludes that eating plant-based foods can decrease your risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
Farming While Black by Leah Penniman
Farming While Black is the first comprehensive “how to” guide for aspiring African-heritage growers to reclaim their role as agriculturists and for all farmers to understand the distinct contributions of African-heritage people to sustainable agriculture. The book provides practical tools and each chapter features inspiring stories about real-life community successes, highlights racial justice programs, scholarships, and gives advice ranging from the legalities of agriculture business to farm-making.
The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual by James Green
The definitive guide to making and using herbal medicines at home, with instructions for everything from harvesting to administering low-cost, DIY remedies. Green shares all you need to know about harvesting, preparing, and administering herbs in many different forms, including fresh, bulk-dried herbs, capsules, extracts in water, alcohol, glycerin, vinegar, and oil. There is also a list of the top 30 "must-have herbs" for medicinal gardeners.
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