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    In this indispensable new resource both for the home apothecary and clinical practitioners, a celebrated herbalist brings alive the elemental relationships among traditional healing practices, ecological stewardship, and essential plant medicines.

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    Contents

    Foreword ix

    Introduction: Honoring the Sacred 1


    Origin Stories • Journey to the Plants • About This Book

    PA R T 1

    Sacred Relationships and


    Healing Traditions
    Chapter 1 The Language of Energetics 15
    Honoring Roots of Energetic Models • Global Healing
    Systems • A Contemplative Practice

    Chapter 2 Plant Relations with All the Senses 29


    Elements within Plants • Qualities and Actions of Plants
    • Energetics of Phytochemistry • Distilling Spirits and
    Developing Relations

    Chapter 3 Medicine of Place 53


    First Nations, First Teachers • Tending Land Close
    to Home • Reclaiming Sacred Space • The Rise of
    Botanical Sanctuaries

    Chapter 4 Medicine of the Seasons 69


    The Basics of Five Phase Theory • Spring • Summer
    • Late Summer • Autumn • Winter

    Chapter 5 Our Elemental Selves 111


    The Elements in Ayurvedic Philosophy • Tridosha: The
    Three Humors • Treating Constitution versus Symptoms

    Chapter 6 Our Inner Terrain 133


    Understanding Tissue States • The Quality of Temperature
    • The Quality of Moisture • The Quality of Tone
    PA RT 2
    The Apothecary
    Chapter 7 The Wheel of the Year 175
    Samhain • Yule/Midwinter/Winter Solstice • Imbolc/
    Candlemas • Ostara/Spring Equinox • Bealtaine/
    May Day • Litha/Midsummer/Summer Solstice
    • Lughnasadh/Lammas • Mabon/Autumn Equinox

    Chapter 8 Kitchen Apothecary Practices 183


    Kitchen Herbs • Harvesting and Drying Herbs • Water
    Extractions: Teas, Infusions, Syrups • Alcohol Extractions:
    Tinctures • Glycerin Extracts • Vinegar Extracts •
    Oxymel • Powders • Capsules • Standardized Extracts •
    External Applications

    Chapter 9 The Plants: Materia Medica 217


    Seeing with the Energetic Lens • Agrimony •
    Ashwagandha • Blue Vervain • Burdock • Calendula •
    Chickweed • Dandelion • Echinacea • Elder • Goldenrod
    • Goldenseal • Hawthorn • Lobelia • Marshmallow •
    Milk Thistle • Motherwort • Mullein • Nettle • Plantain
    • Prickly Ash • Self-heal • Skullcap • St. John’s Wort •
    Violet • Yarrow

    Epilogue 313

    Acknowledgments 315
    Appendix 1: At-Risk Assessment Tool Scoring Sheet 317
    Appendix 2: Herbal Actions Glossary 319
    Resources 327
    Recommended Reading 331
    Notes 337
    Index 349

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