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HERBAL RESOURCES

Your herbal medicine is only as strong as the herbs you use in making your remedies and in the bulk ingredients chosen for your creations- this is not the area in your life to skimp.  Here are some of my favorite herbal resources- may they help you in becoming the best budding herbalist you can be!

 

Places in Seattle to Purchase High Quality Herbs

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Places Online to Order High Quality Herbs

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Places to Purchase Medicine-Making Supplies

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High Quality Essential Oil Distributors

 

Mystery, Medicine and Magic Plant Ally Spirit Work

  • Fire Rose Farm: Joyce Netishen.  Joyce hosts a number of apprenticeship programs and is a beautiful and powerful teacher who will change your life!

 

Support in Medicinal Landscaping

  • Tending Alive: Katie Vincent is a very talented gardener that can help you develop the medicinal and edible landscape of your dreams!

 

Herbal Organizations

  • AHG: the American Herbalist Guild- a member supported herbal organization in which members receive a plethora of  herbal resources.  They host a yearly herbal conference that is not to be missed and they publish a yearly herbal journal!

  • ABC: the American Botanical Council- another member supported herbal organization that provides a wealth of herbal resources, hosts yearly herbal events, and publishes the Herbal Gram journal.

  • United Plant Savers: an organization devoted to protecting our medicinal plant allies. 

  • Washington State Native Plant Society: focused on preserving the native plants in WA.  They host lots of interesting events.

  • The Burke Museum: a division of the University of WA, houses a large collection of digital plant and fungi resources.

 

Herbal Podcasts I Love

  • Voices of our Herbal Elders: Rosemary Gladstar

  • The Plant Path: Sajah Popham of Evolutionary Herbalism

  • Herbs with Rosalee: Rosalee de la Foret

  • Herb Rally: Amanda and Mason Hutchison

 

Online Resources

  • Jim McDonald's Website- Herbcraft

    • Jim has some amazing blogs, I especially value the one on managing back pain.  He also does a wonderful job explaining the Galenic system of actions in a understandable way.

  • The Late Michael Moore's Website- Southwest School of Botanical Medicine

    • An incredible resource, including the full texts of some of our most treasured herbal texts.​

  • The Late Dr. David Duke's Phytochemical Website- Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database

    • A database detailing the phytochemicals contained in a variety of medicinal plants.  Actions are also associated with the chemicals outlined for each plant.  ​

  • Henriette Kress' Website: Henriette's Herbal Homepage​

    • Full of wonderful herbal resources!​

  • 7Song's Herbal Website: NE School of Botanical Medicine​

    • Another website full of incredible herbal treasures- plus, I just really like 7Song!​

  • Sajah Popham's Website: Evolutionary Herbalism

    • ​Another website with a phenomenal amount of herbal resources.  Sajah's book, Evolutionary Herbalism, is a treasure!

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Books to Intrigue You and Feed Your Mind

  • Michael Moore,  Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West

  • Pojar and Mackinnon, Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast

  • Sajah Popham, Evolutionary Herbalism

  • Scott Kloos, Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 120 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness 

  • Stephen Harrod Buhner, The Secret Teachings of Plants: In the Direct Perception of Nature

  • Rosemary Gladstar, The Family Herbal: A Guide to Living Life with Energy. Health, and  Vitality and Herbal Healing for Women

  • Mary Bove, N.D.,  An Encyclopedia of Natural Healing for Children and Infants

  • Sharol Tilgner, Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth

  • Donald Yance, Kr., C.N., M.H., A.H.G,  Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer

  • Ruth Trickey, Women, Hormones and the Menstrual Cycle

  • Kathi Keville with Christopher Hobbs L.AC, Women's Herbs Women's Health

  • Matthew Wood, The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines and The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants

  • Peter Holmes, The Energetics of Western Herbs: Vol. 1 & 2

  • Nancy and Michael Phillips, The Herbalist's Way: The Art and Practice of Healing with Plant Medicines

  • Margi Flint, The Practicing Herbalist

  • David Hoffman, Medicinal Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine

  • Eric Yarnell, N.D.,  Phytochemistry and Pharmacy for Practitioners of Botanical Medicine and Clinical Botanical Medicine, by Yarnell N.D., Abascal B.S., J.D., Roundtree M.D.

  • Lisa Ganora, Herbal Constituents: foundations of phytochemistry

  • Simon Mills and Kerry Bone, The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety

  • Francis Brinker, N.D., Complex Herbs-Complete Medicines

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