Basic Illustrated Medicinal Plants

by Jim Meuninck, Rebecca Meuninck

Overview

An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge into an affordable and portable book. With this guide, you'll discover how to identify medicinal plants in the contiguous United States.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493041060
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	05/17/2019
Series:	Basic Illustrated Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	20 MB
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About the Author

Jim Meuninck is a biologist and counselor who, for more than thirty years, has studied the use of wild plants as food and medicine in North America, Europe, Central America, Japan, and China. He lives on the shores of Eagle Lake, in Edwardsburg, Michigan. Rebecca Meuninck, Ph.D. is environmental health expert and anthropologist. She is the Deputy Director of the Ecology Center in Ann Arbor, MI. Her work is focused at the intersection between the environment and human health. She has studied ethnobotany and sustainable agriculture with a focus on organic and fair trade coffee production in Brazil, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction ix

How to Use This Guide x

Kitchen Science: General Principles of Preparing Medicinal Plants x

Medicinal and Edible Plants xii

Chapter 1 Marine Vegetables 1

Chapter 2 Medicinal Plants of Wetlands 5

Chapter 3 Medicinal Plants of Yards, Prairies, Roadsides, and Meadows 23

Chapter 4 Medicinal Plants of the West 51

Chapter 5 Medicinal Plants of Eastern Forests 67

Appendix A Our Top Twelve Edible Garden Herbs 83

Appendix B Helpful Websites/Safety and Efficacy Resources 84

Appendix C References and Resources 85

Index 91

About the Authors 95