
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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Dandelion Botanical Co. in Squim
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SugarPill on Capitol Hill
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Rainbow Natural Remedies on Capitol Hill
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The Herbalist in Ravenna
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Herban Wellness in Kirkland
Places Online to Order High Quality Herbs
Places to Purchase Medicine-Making Supplies
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Zenith Supplies in Roosevelt
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Specialty Bottle Co. in Seattle
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Alchemical Solutions: high quality organic alcohol
High Quality Essential Oil Distributors
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White Lotus Aromatics in Port Angeles, WA
Online Resources
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Jim McDonald's Website- Herbcraft
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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.
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The Late Michael Moore's Website- Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
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An incredible resource, including the full texts of some of our most treasured herbal texts.
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The Late Dr. David Duke's Phytochemical Website- Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database
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A database detailing the phytochemicals contained in a variety of medicinal plants. Actions are also associated with the chemicals outlined for each plant.
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Henriette Kress' Website: Henriette's Herbal Homepage
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Full of wonderful herbal resources!
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7Song's Herbal Website: NE School of Botanical Medicine
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Another website full of incredible herbal treasures- plus, I just really like 7Song!
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Books to Intrigue You and Feed Your Mind
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Michael Moore, Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West
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Pojar and Mackinnon, Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast
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Scott Kloos, Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 120 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness
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Stephen Harrod Buhner, The Secret Teachings of Plants: In the Direct Perception of Nature
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Rosemary Gladstar, The Family Herbal: A Guide to Living Life with Energy. Health, and Vitality and Herbal Healing for Women
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Mary Bove, N.D., An Encyclopedia of Natural Healing for Children and Infants
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Sharol Tilgner, Herbal Medcine from the Heart of the Earth
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Donald Yance, Kr., C.N., M.H., A.H.G, Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer
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Ruth Trickey, Women, Hormones and the Menstrual Cycle
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Kathi Keville with Christopher Hobbs L.AC, Women's Herbs Women's Health
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Matthew Wood, The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines and The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants
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Peter Holmes, The Energetics of Western Herbs: Vol. 1 & 2
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Nancy and Michael Phillips, The Herbalist's Way: The Art and Practice of Healing with Plant Medicines
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Margi Flint, The Practicing Herbalist
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David Hoffman, Medicinal Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine
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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.
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Lisa Ganora, Herbal Constituents: foundations of phytochemistry
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Simon Mills and Kerry Bone, The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety
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Francis Brinker, N.D., Complex Herbs-Complete Medicines