I have always liked Gail Faith Edwards, and want to put that
out there from the git-go. It’s rare,
but every so often someone comes along who manages to retain and combine the
wonder of childhood, the optimism of the teen years, the strength and humor of
motherhood, and the wisdom of mature adulthood.
This combination makes the very best story-teller, leaving us spellbound
with their words. This is a description of Gail.
Long ago during various moves, I lost my copy of Opening Our
Wild Hearts to the Healing Herbs. With
that book, Gail started an herbal movement, waking up a whole segment of us to
how we wanted to approach herbal knowledge and plants in general. It had gone out of print, and although there
have been a couple of other books from the author, her voice and gentle
guidance need to be out there on the subjects covered in this book. This series is an improved revision of that book from the mid-90's. She
teaches us how to find our allies and how to treat the plant world with
reverence.
Herbal Pharmacy is volume 1 in the Wild Heart Wisdom Series. In it, we learn how to make all of the herbal
preparations we need to keep ourselves and loved ones healthy and happy, but we
learn much more. When is the best time
to harvest? What part of the plant? Baths, essences, balms, or spirit based
medicine (I love that name!) are all included, and much, much more.
If you are beginning with herbs and looking for clear instruction on a variety of topics, this is your book. If you're intermediate and want to brush up on some things, you'd enjoy this book. As an expert, you'd like it for the spiritual connection that Gail makes with the herbs. Go ahead, you won't regret it.
If you are beginning with herbs and looking for clear instruction on a variety of topics, this is your book. If you're intermediate and want to brush up on some things, you'd enjoy this book. As an expert, you'd like it for the spiritual connection that Gail makes with the herbs. Go ahead, you won't regret it.
The next volume will be the Materia medica. I’m looking forward to that, too.
All photos in this post were brazenly stolen from Gail's facebook page.
All photos in this post were brazenly stolen from Gail's facebook page.
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