Healing Plant Medicine

Whether you live in a mountain cabin or a city loft, plant spirits present themselves to us everywhere. Since its first edition in 1995, Plant Spirit Medicine has passed among countless audiences drawn to indigenous spirituality and all things alive and green. In this updated edition, Eliot Cowan invites us to discover the healing power of plants - not merely their physical medicinal properties, but the deeper wisdom and gifts that they offer.

In my book, Native American Herbal Healing Apothecary, you will learn about how the Native Americans used herbs and plants as natural healing remedies for any condition or ailment. All over North America, the indigenous people found a way to make medicine using the plants and resources they had on hand. You can use those same plants to cure almost any common ailment, from PMS to headaches to stomach aches to the common flu. This volume contains more than 50 of the most effective herbs from Native American culture and folklore.

Penned by a trained Ayahuasca shaman, this book delves into the superpowers of plants, including magic mushrooms, cannabis, Huachuma, Ayahuasca, Iboga, and many more. The plants themselves are the stars, described in animated detail - not as objects, but as the sentient, wisdom-filled, playful beings that they are. If you are called to work with plant medicines in any fashion, your next dance into any psychedelic portal will be immeasurably enhanced and improved by the wisdom and real-world experience shared in this book.

Ann Armbrecht describes her journeys to herb collection sites, farms, and factories in North America, Europe, and India to tell the stories of the people and places behind the bottles of herbal products on grocery store shelves. The Business of Botanicals is the first resource of its kind for listeners who wish to take the extra step in curating ethically sourced products.

The Untold History of Healing takes the listener on an exciting, expansive journey of the history of medicine from the Stone Age to modern times, explaining that Western medicine has its true origins in the healing lore of Paleolithic hunters and gatherers, herding nomads, and the early sedentary farmers rather than in the academic tradition of doctors and pharmacists.

A mysterious and powerful plant medicine with curative powers that is drunk as a tea during a sacred ceremony, Ayahuasca has been known to change people’s lives dramatically. But what was once a healing experience practiced only by Indigenous South Americans—and sought out by the adventurous few—has, in the past fifty years, become increasingly popular around the world. Hachumak, a Peruvian medicine man, has been practicing traditional healing arts in his country for more than twenty years.

If you feel like you’ve “missed the boat” on the wonders of this healing and teaching plant medicine, think again. Now more than ever, people are taking self-development seriously and want to dive deeper into discovering who they truly are. This audiobook will give you plenty of information you can use immediately to begin your pursuit of this ancient medicine. So even if you’ve been unable to get your hands on information thus far, this book will give you the straight facts on ayahuasca without any of the hype or noise.

Are you struggling with health problems like inflammation, anxiety, or allergies that just won’t go away? Are you constantly feeling exhausted? Or, do you just have an overall sense of not feeling your best? Unfortunately, almost everyone suffers from these conditions at some point in their lives. You might have put your medicine cabinets full of prescription medications and synthetic drugs to heal some of your problems.

The author's beautiful and provocative exploration of the sacredness and folklore of ancient fermentation is revealed through 200 plants and hive products. This book includes 120 recipes for ancient and indigenous beers and meads from 21 countries and six continents - and the most complete evaluation of honey ever published.

This first-of-its-kind herbal guide takes you through the origins of herbal practices rooted in African American tradition—from Ancient Egypt and the African tropics to the Caribbean and the United States. Inside you'll find the stories of herbal healers like Emma Dupree and Henrietta Jeffries, who made modern American herbalism what it is today. After rediscovering the forgotten legacies of these healers, African American Herbalism dives into the important contributions they made to the world of herbalism.

This book simplifies the ancient tradition, walking you step-by-step through each aspect, and explains why taking a this-for-that approach to herbology often fails. Discover the forgotten transformative powers of this ancient, but well-proven, herbalist tradition. Unlike other books on herbalism, this guide offers a holistic approach to integrating medicinal plants into your daily life. All the information inside is designed to show you how to come up with personalized herbal solutions that restore balance to your body.

In this audiobook you’ll learn all about Native American herbalism to improve your health, wellness, and vitality with indigenous healing practices, medicinal plants, natural herbs, and herbalist remedies.

Arranging ofrendas. Brewing pericon into a healing tea. Releasing traumas through baños and limpias. Herbalist and curandera Atava Garcia Swiecicki spent decades gathering this traditional knowledge of curanderismo, Mexican folk healing, which had been marginalized as Chicanx and Latinx Americans assimilated to US culture. She teaches how to follow the path of the curandera, as she herself learned from apprenticing with Mexican curanderas, studying herbal texts, and listening to her ancestors.

Now that the stigmas against psychedelic medicine are finally lifting, there’s a lot of curiosity—and confusion—about these powerful compounds. How can psychedelics be used safely? What are the risks? Can they truly help heal the wide variety of conditions that has garnered such international attention? In Psychedelic Revival, Sean Lawlor invites you on a deep dive into the science, spirituality, and practice of psychedelic healing—a revival of both the first wave of pre-1960s research and ancient healing traditions with plant medicines.

This book aims at not only helping you along the way in truly understanding what Ayahuasca is, but it also promises to provide you with the benefits you’ve been hearing about and have been wondering if you can gain as much as you’ve heard you can with the help of this extremely well-known herb.

Have you ever wished you could be more healthy without spending a ton of extra money? Ever wondered how to make your own natural medicine? You don’t even have to leave the comfort of your own home. Dr Lemmon will take you on a guided tour of all your living spaces, inside and out. In Natural Home & Herbal Healing, you will learn step-by-step how to change your life by tapping into the healing remedies that are hiding in plain sight all around your home. With just a few changes, you can have more joy, energy, strength, and peace of mind than ever before.

Discover the healing power of your garden with "Herbal Remedies & Natural Healing From Your Garden." This engaging guide reveals how to harness the potent benefits of plants for health and wellness. Begin your journey with the basics of herbal gardening, learning to grow herbs both indoors and out, and selecting the right plants for your needs. Dive into effective techniques for harvesting, drying, and storing herbs, and explore easy-to-follow recipes for creating tinctures, teas, oil infusions, and salves.

Growing medicinal plants and herbs indoors is a popular hobby for a lot of gardeners. One of the greatest reasons to plant medicinal plants indoors is to have a ready supply of these beneficial herbs. These herbs are those that you commonly snip into your sauces and soups. They can also be used to soothe an itchy rash or a cough. Growing medicinal herbs may not sound to be very appealing; however, you can benefit from growing these plants that can provide instant relief for many illnesses.

Ayahuasca has the potential to unlock deep layers of personal understanding, healing, and growth—all while providing an experience of the divine. People who have used Ayahuasca report that it offers a unique opportunity to “explore their inner selves”. Its spiritual effects are said to be its most profound, allowing users to break down mental barriers and gain divine insights.

If you're new to herbal medicine, unsure which medicinal plants and herbs are actually good for digestive health, and want to discover their effectiveness based on scientific fact, then this guide is for you.