Homegrown Medicine

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June/July 2008
By Harvey Ussery 
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Growing 101 Herbs That Heal by Tammi Hartung is an excellent overview of medicinal herb gardening.

The Herbal Medicine-Maker’s Handbook by James Green may be the best book for the beginner on making plant medicines in the home.

Making Plant Medicine by Richo Cech is another guide to herbal medicine making, including “A Gardener’s Herbal Formulary” in which many plants are considered in detail with regard to parts used, medicinal applications, typical methods of processing and dosages.

Planting the Future: Saving Our Medicinal Herbs, edited by Rosemary Gladstar and Pamela Hirsch for United Plant Savers, is a guide for herbalists concerned about over-harvesting threats to some of our most valuable medicine plants.

Growing At-Risk Medicinal Herbs by Richo Cech is a good companion to the United Plant Savers book. A guide to the sometimes tricky requirements for growing, and thus preserving, some of the at-risk healing herbs.

101 Medicinal Herbs by Steven Foster is a good, quick overview of the more common and accessible medicinal plants.

A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs by Steven Foster and James A. Duke is part of the Peterson Field Guide Series. (This one is for eastern and central North America.)

The Herb Companion magazine has extensive information on growing and using herbs.

Harvey Ussery lives in Virginia with his wife, Ellen. You can read more about his homesteading practices on the The Modern Homestead, and Mother Earth News.
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  • solomon 9/6/2008 3:55:45 AM

    solomon, pls read

  • Jan 9/1/2008 8:54:44 AM

    That was a wonderful article. I already have my list of books to look for in the library. I live in town and rent a duplex, so alot of garden is not possible. In addition to my tomatoes, squash, peppers and assorted flowers, I enjoy fresh parsley, rosemary, lemonbalm and chives. I am excited to try more herbs next spring. Thanks again for the great article. Its very helpful to us city dwellers who wish we were country dwellers.

  • Penny 6/25/2008 9:52:04 AM

    Knowing that this small 10 acres of woods, swamp and meadow has over 30 identified wild herbs, wild fruits and nuts, I decided early on to leave this land as is. With so many farmers spewing their toxic chemicals on their crops I felt that just to save this one little area was my way of thanking the Creator for my wildlife paradise. This article reminds me that we need to take only what is needed, leaving plenty for the deer, moose, bobcats, bear, grouse, and all to use. The rewards of being at one with the land is being constantly feeling that wonder full awe and thankfulness.

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