Recommended Books on Herbal Medicine

A short and incomplete list

Using Herbal Medicine

Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health by Rosemary Gladstar (a great beginner’s book)

The Herbal Kitchen by Kami McBride (a wonderful collection of herbal recipes you can eat!)

The Earthwise Herbal by Matthew Wood (a great reference for all western medicinal plants, in 2 volumes: The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants and The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to New World Medicinal Plants)

A Modern Herbal by Maude Grieve (a 2-volume book providing traditional uses of many western herbs, published in 1931.

Medical Herbalism : The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine by David Hoffmann (a more advanced book that describes the ailments of different body systems, the chemistry of herbs, herbal actions, and the recommended use of many western herbs).

Planetary Herbology by Michael Tierra (merges Western, Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine)

Growing Medicinal Plants

The Medicinal Plant Grower by Richo Cech

Life in the Medicine by Leslie Gardener

Wild Medicinal Plants

Medicinal Plants of the Mountain/Pacific/Desert West by Michael Moore

Making Plant Medicine

The Herbal Medicine-maker’s Handbook: A Home Manual– by James Green (a great instructive book for making all sorts of herbal preparations).

Making Plant Medicine by Richo Cech