Of Eastern and Central North America Medicinal plants are increasingly well regarded as supplements and sometimes as alternatives for prescription drugs. Steven Foster and James A. Duke have used recent advances in the study of medicinal plants and their combined experience of over 100 years to completely update the Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. The clear and concise text...
Author: Beverley Gray Nature heals! This compact waterproof field guide introduces readers to 26 common Canadian wild plants with extraordinary healing properties. Use arnica blossoms to heal muscle inflammation, improve digestion with chickweed and soothe a toothache with yarrow root--learning to identify and use wild medicinal plants is both fascinating and useful. Each plant profile includes a colour photograph, identification...
Author; Roger Tory Peterson Grouped by color and by plant characteristics, 1,293 species in 84 families are described and illustrated. Included here are all the flowers you’re most likely to encounter in the eastern and north-central U.S., westward to the Dakotas and southward to North Carolina and Arkansas, as well as the adjacent parts of Canada ***Cover image has...
Author; Jessica Roux A charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic, local witch, bride-to-be, or green-thumbed friend.Floriography is a full-color guide to the historical uses and secret meanings behind an impressive array of flowers and herbs. The book explores the coded significances associated with various blooms, from flowers for a lover to flowers for an enemy.The language of flowers...
From dahlia to foxglove, hellebore to hyacinth, capture a whole garden of Victorian blooms in vivid color!Based on artist Jessica Roux’s bestselling guide to the nineteenth-century "language of flowers," this beautifully designed coloring book collects 45 of her botanical illustrations alongside easy-to-follow line art. Render dozens of flowers and herbs in Roux's iconic style while learning about the meaning behind...
Author; Nicholas Pearson A hands-on guide to using flower essences in magick, spellcraft, alchemy, and healing• Provides detailed instructions for making single-flower essences and magickal and therapeutic essence blends• Shares new magickal uses for flower essences, from creating sacred space to dressing candles to preparing incense, as well as how to use essences in meditation, potions, spells, spagyrics, and ritual•...
