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Herbalism

Non-fiction works on the study of using plants and other natural remedies for medicine and health. Covers holistic healing, ayurvedic medicine, traditional Chinese herbalism, naturopathy, aromatherapy, massage therapy, hydrotherapy, holistic healing, homeopathy, and other similar remedies and practices.

Non-fiction books discussing herbalism or herbs are often nicknamed "Herbals"

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Herbalism Books

Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide

Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health: 175 Teas, Tonics, Oils, Salves, Tinctures, and Other Natural Remedies for the Entire Family

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual [An Herbalism Book]

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide

Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices Of Herbal Medicine

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs

Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods & Remedies That Heal

Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal: Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies

The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines

The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More (Green Witch Witchcraft Series)

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine: The Definitive Home Reference Guide to 550 Key Herbs with all their Uses as Remedies for Common Ailments

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The Deerholme Foraging Book by Bill Jones

Stalking The Healthful Herbs by Euell Gibbons

Favorite Edible and Medicinal Plant Books

39 books — 5 voters

Healing With Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford

Secrets of the Chinese Herbalists by Richard Lucas

Best Chinese Medicine Books

12 books — 18 voters

The Kitchen Witch Companion by Sarah Robinson

Witchcraft on a Shoestring by Deborah Blake

The Witch's Herbal Apothecary by Marysia Miernowska

Planting the Future by Rosemary Gladstar

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Ch枚gyam Trungpa

Kitchen Witch - Part 2 of many

101 books — 2 voters

Hedgewitch Book of Days by Mandy Mitchell

The Herbal Alchemist's Handbook by Karen Harrison

A Modern Herbal (Volume 1, A-H) by Margaret Grieve

Kitchen Witch - Part 1 of Many

103 books — 8 voters

Earl Mindell's New Vitamin Bible by Earl Mindell

Naturopathy

162 books — 42 voters

Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask by Mary Siisip Geniusz

The Tradition of Household Spirits by Claude Lecouteux

The Witch and the Wildwood by Sarah Robinson

Kitchen Witch - Part 3 of Many

102 books — 4 voters

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“ Anys was so skilled with plants and balms that she knew how to extract their fragrant oils, and these she wore on her person so that a light, pleasant scent, like summer fruits and flowers, always preceded her. ”
― Geraldine Brooks, Year of Wonders

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“ Once upon a time, we were Africans involved in a unique lexicon of beliefs, lore, stories, and customs that were designed to help integrate us into an environment filled with plants, animals, elements, and a complex array of spirits. With the advent of slavery, the physical bond with the motherland was broken, but like seeds lifted from a ripe plant by wind, we found fertile ground in distant lands elsewhere. ”
― Stephanie Rose Bird, Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones: Hoodoo, Mojo & Conjuring with Herbs

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