So many books to choose from, where does one begin to know what books are recommended for budding herbalists? We have taken some of the guess work away for you! Happy Reading 🙂
Here are a list of fifteen books (listed in no particular order) we recommend our students choose from. Please pick at least five:
- A Modern Herbal, Volume I and II. By Margaret Grieve
- Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health: 175 Teas, Tonics, Oils, Salves, Tinctures and Other Natural Remedies for the Entire Family. By Rosemary Gladstar
- The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable. By Juliette de Bairacli Levy
- The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines. By Matthew Wood
- Healing Wise. By Susun S. Weed
- Down There: Sexual and Reproductive Health. By Susun S. Weed
- Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition, and Health. By Aviva Jill Romm and William Sears
- An Encyclopedia of Natural Healing for Children. By Mary Bove
- Medical Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine. By David Hoffmann FNIMH AHG
- Grow It, Heal It: Natural and Effective Herbal Remedies from Your Garden or Windowsill. By Christopher Hobbs and Leslie Gardner
- How to Move Like a Gardener: Planting and Preparing Medicines from Plants. By Deb Soule
- The Herbalist’s Kitchen: Cooking and Healing with Herbs. By Pat Crocker
- The Way of Herbs. By Michael Tierra
- Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America, Third Edition. By Steven Foster and James A. Duke.
- Culpeper’s Complete Herbal. By Nicholas Culpeper
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