The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food And Medicine Plants Of The North [Beverley Gray]

A wonderful guide to identifying and using northern plants for food and medicine.

Whether you're hiking in remote areas or gardening in your backyard, this easy-to-use handbook will help you recognize and use 55 common wild plants that have extraordinary healing properties.

Learn how to soothe pain with willow, staunch bleeding with yarrow, treat a urinary-tract infection with bearberry, and create a delicate and uplifting skin cream from sweetgrass. Also included are dozens of healthy and delicious recipes!

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fitzhenry & Whiteside (March 1 2012)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0986827105