Revered Roots: Ancestral Teachings and Wisdom of Wild, Edible, and Medicinal Plants

With Indigenous Métis herbalist LoriAnn Bird as your guide, connect with the ancestral wisdom of over 90 wild edible and medicinal plants from across North America. A purposeful and powerful reference to the lessons, nourishment, healing, and history of our “plant teachers,” Revered Roots shares guidance on exploring, gathering, and reclaiming these long-revered plants as food and medicine. Separated into two sections, LoriAnn first reveals her own journey to understanding and respecting our plant elders. She offers teachings and lessons about remembering our relationship to the plants around us and our responsibility to the earth that sustains us. The second part of the book is filled with insightful illustrated plant profiles detailing the identification, uses, and Indigenous folklore of some of the continent’s most treasured ancestral plants. Included are edible and medicinal bark, berries, and buds from trees and shrubs, as well as foliage, flowers, and fronds from herbs, “weeds,” and wildflowers; some native to the continent, others introduced generations ago. Learn about the gifts our Rooted Nation of plants has to offer, including: Evergreen tips from spruces, pines, and firs Hawthorn berries, leaves, and flowers Plantain seeds and foliage Oswego tea leaves and blooms Slippery elm bark Motherwort flowers, stems, and leaves Black cohosh roots and rhizomes Marshmallow root Cottonwood buds and bark Plus dozens more Reclaiming our natural rhythms and connections to the earth we walk on is essential to our health and well-being, both as individuals and as a community. One simple way to do that is by appreciating, respecting, and seeking to understand the plants around us.
ASIN: 0760393257
VSKU: DBV.0760393257.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Bird, LoriAnn
Binding: Hardcover
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!