books about: ethnobotany

books about: ethnobotany

books:

Ethnobotany

Sastun: One Woman's Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer and Their Efforts to Save the Vani

Rosita Arvigo

HarperOne, 1995

Thank goodness Sastun is back in print!
I read this title when it came out years ago and have collected a few extra copies for loaning out over the years...now my hoarding is over. This is truly a breathtaking story about the fragile links between traditional healing and current day healing. Truly, one of ...

Indian Herbalogy of North America (Healing Arts)

Alma R. Hutchens

Shambhala, 1991

A must read for anyone who loves herbs
Ms. Hutchens has put together an amazing collection of herbal uses from the First Nations. This is one book that should be on the bookshelf of every budding herbalist.

Native American Ethnobotany

Daniel E. Moerman

Timber Press, Incorporated, 1998

superb written reference, no illustrations
This is a superb written reference. However, it has no illustrations, and should be on your shelf as an essential reference to deepen your knowledge of plants for which you have illustrations in other books, or prior first hand knowledge from actually seeing and ...

The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching

Terence Mckenna

HarperOne, 1994

MYSTICISM STRUCTURALLY DEMONSTRATED
the book is a true gem of cognitive philosophy. there is an energy and excitment in its reading. the mckennas demonstrate a tour de force of the lucid mind(mond).

Citrus: A History

Pierre Laszlo

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

5 star Citrus lovers book
Living where we do in California we do indeed have a cornucopia of citrus to enjoy. And this book is so wonderful and informative. And we love learning the rich long history of citrus like Minneolas which are a crossing between a tangerine and a grapefruit. Or ...

A Handbook of Native American Herbs (Healing Arts)

Alma R. Hutchens

Shambhala, 1992

Healing Naturally
This book is a great handbook of many Native American Herbs available to the public some of which can be found in an ordinary supermarket. However, if you truly believe in holistic healing amd homeopathic medicines like I do, you would be better off goiing to the ...

Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers

Richard Evans Schultes, Albert Hofmann, ...

Healing Arts Press, 2001

Shamanic History at its Finest
If you're looking for information on how to prepare psychoactive plant medicine and, well quite frankly, how get high, this is not the book for you. However, if you'd like to gain more wisdom and insight into shamanistic practices around the world, this is a wonderful ...

One River

Wade Davis

Simon & Schuster, 1997

One River
This amazing book tracks the young career of National Geographic Researcher in Residence Wade Davis as well as the life of Prof. Richard Schulties, who was probably the best ethnobotanist the world has ever seen. Davis' task was difficult because Schulties kept no ...

Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest

Mark J. Plotkin

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1994

A family favorite
This is one of only three books that everyone in my family loves. It's a real gem.

Sacred Plant Medicine: The Wisdom in Native American Herbalism

Stephen Harrod Buhner

Bear & Company, 2006

a wonderful book!
In Sacred Plant Medicine, Stephen Buhner explores the processes whereby indigenous peoples throughout the world learned the use of plant medicines. The book is a sensitive and deep look at an uncommon subject, the sacredness of plants within indigenous cosmologies, how ...

Chocolate in Mesoamerica: A Cultural History of Cacao (Maya Studies)

Cameron L. McNeil

University Press of Florida, 2007

Great book!
This book is a great contribution to the field of Mesoamerican studies. When I ordered it I wasn't sure what to expect, but I have really enjoyed it. The interdisciplinary approach allows for a thorough examination of the role of cacao in the cultural life of ...

Tea: The Drink That Changed the World
John Griffiths

Andre Deutsch, 2008

A study of the phenomenon as well as the commodity, this is a comprehensive survey of the drink that is imbibed daily by more than half the population of the world. After water, tea is the second most-consumed drink in the world. Almost every corner of the globe is addressed in this comprehensive look at 4,500 years of tea history. Tea has ...

Earth Medicine, Earth Food

Michael A. Weiner

Ballantine Books, 1990

Don't Be an Idiot...
I think that you would be very stupid to pass up this book based solely on the writer's political affiliation. If I did this, I wouldn't read HALF of the books that I read.

Plant Resins: Chemistry, Evolution, Ecology, and Ethnobotany

Jean H. Langenheim

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2003

Outstanding
I immediately ordered this book, with great glee. As an ethnobotanist, I find that this book is an invaluable source of information on a topic that has not been systematically covered in my field. The illustrations are wonderful, the information value of the book is ...

Persephone's Quest: Entheogens and the Origins of Religion

R. Gordon Wasson, Stella Kramrisch, ...

Yale University Press, 1992

Brilliant Source and Homage to the Mysteries
I am a student of Carl A.P. Ruck, who was one of the contributors for this collection. This volume is indeed a collection which covers several sides of the story, touching upon almost every civilization which was influenced by the entheogensis of the mushroom (Amanita ...