The Ultimate Mushroom Book by Peter Jordan and Steven Wheeler
Best audience for The Ultimate Mushroom Book: Beginning mushroom hunters who already have a solid field guide Candace said: The Ultimate Mushroom Book contains a good selection of mushrooms, edible and poisonous, with good descriptions and photos, although it’s no field guide. Where this book really shines is in all the other material. Jordan and Wheeler […]
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms By Gary H. Lincoff
Best audience for National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms: Experienced mushroom hunters and beginners with strong scientific field identification skills Candace said: I love the photos in the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. With 756 color plates covering each of the 703 species, Lincoff offers what most other field guides […]
Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth by Sharol Tilgner
Best Audience for Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth: Intermediate to advanced herbalists Candace said: I love how Tilgner has laid out the formulas in Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth. Several times when I’ve been in need, I’ve consulted her work and found exactly what I needed. When I haven’t had one […]
Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West by Michael Moore
Best audience for Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West: Experienced herbalists of the western United States as well as those in other areas Candace said: What I love best about Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West is the plethora of information on such a wide variety of plants. Many of my favorites are there, like mallow, nettle, […]
The Directory of Essential Oils by Wanda Sellar
Best Audience for The Directory of Essential Oils: Anyone interested in aromatherapy and essential oils Candace said: The Directory of Essential Oils offers a decent depth of information on each of the many essential oils covered. The list of numbers is by no means exhaustive, but it comfortably covers all those essential oils immediately available in […]
Backyard Medicine by Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal
Best audience for Backyard Medicine: Beginning to experienced Herbalists Candace said: Backyard Medicine was originally published in the U. K. under the title Hedgerow Medicine in 2008. It’s not surprising that most of them grow in my backyard here in the Pacific Northwestern United States. Amidst many plants whom I hadn’t thought to use as […]
Locker Room Disinfectant Spray Recipe
This simple blend offers powerful germ fighting power to your workout. Plus, you can safely use it on open wounds or rashes. Ingredients 2 ounces witch hazel 10 drops Tea Tree essential oil 10 drops Lavender essential oil Equipment measuring spoons 2-ounce glass bottle with a spritzer top a label Procedure Pour the witch hazel […]
Zombie Repellant
Episode II We used to live in the city. Well, technically we still do, but with so many falling victim to zombie paranoia after the outbreak and fleeing for the hills so to speak, it feels more like we’re living in the country. It’s not like the city is the high-density population area we remember […]
Tea Tree is an Athlete’s Best Friend
Until about three years ago, I rarely gave Staphylococcus aureus bacteria a thought. I considered MRSA and other staph infections to be something that stalked the hospital wards, but rarely actually harmed healthy people. Then, I joined a dogen. It turned out that along with cold and flu viruses, athlete’s foot and other funguses, and bacterial infections, […]
Detoxifying Decoction Blend
Burdock, dandelion, and red clover partner with nettle in this simple detoxifying, nourishing herbal blend. I use this decoction as a light spring detoxifier and whenever I feel the stress of life starting to weigh me down or as a fall cleanser to help me shift back into the rhythm of the colder months. Ingredients […]
Detoxifying Tincture Blend
This tincture blend is one of my favorites for an easy, simple spring detox or for helping ease the burdens a lot of stress put on my body or for a good, gentle fall cleanse. Burdock, dandelion, cleavers, and red clover offer power detoxifying help while nettle gives my system a strong boost of vitamins […]
Welcome to Herbalism for Athletes
I wasn’t a born athlete. Heck no. I came to sports relatively late in life. At least, looking around my dogen in the first few months of my training, it felt late in life. I realized that at nearly forty, I was going to need a different approach to healing if I wanted to keep […]