The Herbalist's Way: The Art and Practice of Healing with Plant Medicines

by Nancy Phillips, Michael Phillips, Rosemary Gladstar (Foreword by)

Overview

This updated edition of The Village Herbalist provides a complete guide to the art and practice of herbalism, as well as an introduction to the herbalist's role in family and community life. Inspirational profiles of practicing herbalists from across the country add a human touch to the authors' wealth of practical herbal knowledge.

The Herbalist's Way includes time-honored healing wisdom from many cultures, as well as information on:
• Roles and responsibilities of herbalists in their communities
• Herbal workshops, conferences, and education centers
• Growing, drying, and preparing medicinal herbs
• Learning to listen to clients and recommend holistic treatments for healing and continued wellness
• Licensing, marketing, and other legal and business issues facing modern herbalists
• Comprehensive resources and suggestions for building your herbal library

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781931498760
Publisher:	Chelsea Green Publishing
Publication date:	08/19/2005
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	1,078,732
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Nancy Phillips, along with her husband Michael, runs Heartsong Farm Healing Herbs in New Hampshire, where they grow and sell healing herbs and herbal products. Nancy leads workshops on herbal medicine and offers wellness consultations. See their web site at www.herbsandapples.com.

Michael Phillips was a farmer, writer, carpenter, orchard consultant, and speaker. He lived with his wife, Nancy, and daughter, Grace, on Heartsong Farm in northern New Hampshire, growing apples and a variety of medicinal herbs. Michael is the author of The Apple Grower (Chelsea Green, 2005) and The Holistic Orchard (2011), and teamed up with Nancy to write The Herbalist’s Way (2005). His Lost Nation Orchard is part of the Holistic Orchard Network, and Michael also led the community orchard movement at www.GrowOrganicApples.com.

Table of Contents

1. The medicine of the people
2. The gamut of herbal possibility
3. Learning your path
4. Considering your niche
5. The offering of herbal medicine
6. Growing and drying medicinal herbs
7. Making earth medicines
8. Spreading the word
9. Healing visions for today

Editorial Reviews

"And then there are those—only a few, a rare book here and there—that are destined to become herbal classics, treasured like old friends, thumbed through again and again for their depth of herbal wisdom, for their teachings, and for their inner brilliance that illuminates this ancient field of plant study. Michael and Nancy Phillips have created such a special and inspirational work."—Rosemary Gladstar, From the Foreword

From the Publisher