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by Jim Meuninck (Author), Rebecca Meuninck (Author)
An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge into an affordable and portable book. With this guide, you'll discover how to identify medicinal plants in the contiguous United States.
Back Jacket
For a generation, the Basic Illustrated series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether you're planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, Basic Illustrated books tell you what you need to know.Including: - Finding and identifying over 100 wild medicinal plants - Treating common ailments and illnesses - Preparing infusions, decoctions, tinctures, fomentations, poultices and percolations - Identifying which plant parts to use and when for optimum health
Author Biography
Jim Meuninck is a biologist and counselor who, for more than thirty years, has studied the use of wild plants as food and medicine in North America, Europe, Central America, Japan, and China. He lives on the shores of Eagle Lake, in Edwardsburg, Michigan. Rebecca Meuninck, Ph.D. is environmental health expert and anthropologist. She is the Deputy Director of the Ecology Center in Ann Arbor, MI. Her work is focused at the intersection between the environment and human health. She has studied ethnobotany and sustainable agriculture with a focus on organic and fair trade coffee production in Brazil, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
