The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners: The Healing

The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners: The Healing Power of Medicinal Plants

Traditional herbalists or wise women were not only good botanists or pharmacologists; they were also shamanic practitioners and keepers of occult knowledge about the powerful properties of plants. Traveling back to the healing arts of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, The Herbal Lore of Wise WomenÂ and Wortcunners takes readers deep into this world, through the leechcraft of heathen society and witchesâ€™ herb bundles to the cloister gardens of the Middle Ages. It also examines herbal medicine today in the traditional Chinese apothecary, the Indian ayurvedic system, homeopathy, and Native American medicine.
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Balancing the mystical with the practical, author Wolf Storl explains how to become an herbalist, from collecting material to distilling and administering medicines. He includes authoritative advice on herb gardening, as well as a holistic inventory of plants used for purposes both benign and malign, from herbs for cooking, healing, beauty, and body care to psychedelic plants, witchesâ€™ salves for opening alternative realities, and poisonous herbs that can induce madness or cause death. Storl also describes traditional â€œwomenâ€™s plantsâ€ and their uses: dyeing cloth, spinning and weaving, or whipping up love potions. The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners is written for professional and amateur herbalists as well as gardeners, urban homesteaders, and plantspeople interested in these rich ancient traditions.
Country USA
Brand North Atlantic Books
Manufacturer North Atlantic Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2012-01-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781583943588

Country	USA
Brand	North Atlantic Books
Manufacturer	North Atlantic Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2012-01-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781583943588

The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners: The Healing Power of Medicinal Plants

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