Author's Note on How to Use This Book

Foreword by Matthew Wood

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION

Walking the Green Path--An Herbalist Discovers Her Calling

PART ONE

A WILDCRAFTING PRIMIER

1 The Signatures of Plants--Learning Nature’s Alphabet

2 Herbs of Spring

3 Herbs of Summer

4 Herbs of Fall

5 Winter Cold and Flu Care, Naturally!

6 Bug Stuff--Plants to Repel Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Fleas

PART TWO

EXPLORING INVISIBLE DIMENSIONS OF THE PLANT WORLD

7 Magic of the Dragon and the Hag--Dracaena and Mullein

8 Animal Spirit Medicines

9 Herbal Astrology

10 Working with Plant Spirits

PART THREE

ENJOYING NATURE'S BOUNTY

11 Bee Medicine--The Splendors of Honey

12 Some Kitchen Medicines

13 Hedgerows Are Food, Medicine, and Magic

14 Deciduous Trees for Healing

15 Conifers for Healing

PART FOUR

FORMULA MAKING

16 General Formulas--From Tinctures to Poultices

17 Constitutional Prescribing--Plants to Build, Cleanse, and Tone the Organs and Systems of the Body

Glossary of Herbal Contraindications

Sources and Resources

Index of Plants by Common Name

Index of Plants by Scientific Name

Index of Health Concerns

General Index

Secret Medicines from Your Garden

Plants for Healing, Spirituality, and Magic