Native Plants Native Healing rice Ploughshares

Ploughshares

Aileen Moreton-Robinson's introductory essay provides a context for the emerging discipline

At the turn of the twentieth century

squash and other delectables

details the uses of nearly 200 plants with emphasis on wild plants and lesser-known uses

Native Plants Native Healing rice PloughsharesTraditional Muskogee Way. The Cherokee and Hitchiti author shares his knowledge of medicinal uses of plants and traditional Native root doctoring techniques. Readers learn how to identify, honor, and select common wild plants and are given information about responsible harvesting versus cultivation. The author explains how to prepare liniments, lotions, oils, salves, teas, and tinctures, and recommends specific remedies for numerous ailments. A must