Jesse Hardin

A Treasury of Herbal Wisdom: Vital Knowledge & Essential Skills Jesse Hardin

Publisher Marketing: Edited by Jesse Wolf Hardin & Kiva Rose Foreword by Paul Bergner "By my count, in the last year, articles have appeared in Plant Healer Magazine by the founders of more than twenty North American herbal schools - fourteen of these are represented in theTreasury of Herbal Wisdom, representing every region in the country. Another fourteen herbalist practitioner/teachers appear in this collection, each with their own creative voice and accumulated experience. Plant Healer is the only resource available today, in print, on the internet, or at any conference, where you can encounter this diversity from among the innovators, the cutting edge thinkers, writers, teachers, and practitioners who are driving the creative evolution of herbalism in North America today." -Paul Bergner (North American Institute of Medical Herbalism) Presenting a collection of intriguing and information-packed articles for the students and practitioners of herbalism at every level, as gleaned from that esteemed quarterly: Plant Healer Magazine. Here is much of what you need to provide effective health care to your family, friends, or paying clients, covering a wide range of topics from herbal history and cosmology to using your intuition and "how to think outside the box," from making assessments to which herbs to use for broken bones, pain or the immune system, from making herbal tinctures and unguents to enjoying herbal aphrodisiacs, and from tips for self nourishment to tips for launching your own successful herbal related business. There has never been a book like this one, featuring 50 in-depth contributions from 35 leading-edge herbalists: Paul Bergner Matthew Wood Rosemary Gladstar 7Song Jim McDonald Phyllis Light Sean Donahue Kiva Rose Robin Rose Bennett Guido Mase Christa Sinadinos Sam Coffman Charles "Doc" Garcia Juliet Blankespoor Katja Swift Melanie Pulla Dara Saville Henriette Kress Rebecca Altman Rosalee de la Foret Corinne Boyer Aviva Romm Wendy Hounsel Sabrina Lutes Cat Lane Erin Piorier Michelle Czolba Lisa Ferguson Crow Beth Perry Christophe Bernard Merihelen Nunez Dave Meesters Catherine Skipper Nicole Telkes Jesse Wolf Hardin After decades of herbalism being both trivialized and criticized by the mainstream, there's now an "herbal resurgence" underway - the long awaited reawakening, growth, and advancement of natural health knowledge and skills... and the coming together of a purpose-driven tribe. The Herbal Wisdom Treasury will equip you with more of what you need on your continuing path of learning, practicing, and healing. Contributor Bio:  Rose, Kiva Jesse Wolf Hardin is an acclaimed author and artist, cofounder of Plant Healer Magazine and the HerbFolk Conference as well as the originator of Anima ecosophy and lifeways. His over 1,000 published articles and over a dozen books have helped stretch as well as entertain his readers on topics as diverse as healing and herbalism, deep ecology and natural history, sense of place and indigenous traditions, American history and homesteading skills, shamanism and ecospirituality. Hardin's contributions have been featured in collections as diverse as The Soul Unearthed (Tarcher/Putnam, 1996), the authoritative Encyclopedia Of Nature & Religion (Continuum, 2005), and How Shall I Live my Life? (PM Press 2008). Early books by Hardin include Full Circle (Llewellyn) and Gaia Eros (New Page Press), while more recent titles include I'm A Medicine Woman Too! (Hops Press) for budding child herbalists, Old Guns & Whispering Ghosts for Western history and rearms enthusiasts, the book of interviews entitled 21st Century Herbalists, an inspiring historical novel featuring a healer and adventurer in the Southwest The Medicine Bear, the essential grassroots guide for herbal students and practitioners The Plant Healer's Path, the full color The Enchanted Healer on subjects of nature awareness, plant spirit, shamanism and more... and the upcoming book on nature, sense-of-place and wildcrafting The Healing Terrain. Hardin shares a home and purpose with his daughter Rhiannon and partners Kiva Rose and Loba. He lives and works out of a small powered cabin seven river crossings from the nearest pavement, overlooking the river that runs through their enchanted Anima Sanctuary, a botanical and wildlife refuge he has devoted decades to protecting and restoring. In 1979 he coined the term "ReWilding," which he applies to both the restoration of threatened natural ecosystems and our embrace of our own wild, sentient, authentic, "response-able" natures. The Anima approach to healing is deeply rooted in nature and place, emphasizing the healing of not only ours and others' ailments, but of our spirits, society, and planet as well. Contributor Bio:  Bergner, Paul Paul Bergner is the clinic director at the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies in Boulder, Colorado, and editor of the Medical Herbalism and Clinical Nutrition Update newsletters. He is the author of The Healing Power of Garlic and The Healing Power of Ginseng & The Tonic Herbs (Prima).