Louisiana Herb Journal: Healing on Home Ground

The Louisiana Herb Journal explores the world of medicinal herbs found in Louisiana, featuring fifty herbs with information on identification, habitat, distribution, healing properties, and traditional uses. It also includes stories that foster a connection between readers and the natural world, highlighting the value of medicinal herbs in promoting personal healing and addressing environmental and economic challenges.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 277 pages
Publication date: 20 April 2022
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press

In a world of constant change and crisis, the relationship between humans and their environment has never been more vital. Louisiana Herb Journal invites readers into the world of medicinal herbs, introducing fifty herbs found in Louisiana, with details on identification, habitat, distribution, healing properties, and traditional uses, including instruction on traditional preparation methods such as tinctures and teas. Interspersed with these practical details, herbalist Corinne Martin shares stories that foster a true connection between readers and the world around them, from tales of childhood cherry picking to harvest mishaps to folklife traditions passed down through the generations. Accessible to experienced and rookie herbalists alike, Louisiana Herb Journal offers a new way of looking at the natural world, getting to know one's home ground through a lens of healing and participation.

Family connections, an intimate knowledge of the surrounding lands and waters, strong community bonds, an irrepressible resilience, and a great capacity for celebrating life despite hardships are part and parcel of what it means to be from Louisiana. A celebration of the state and the cultures of those who live there, Louisiana Herb Journal reflects on the value of medicinal herbs in promoting personal healing and addressing current challenges to the state's environmental and economic stability. Readers will gain a deeper recognition of the natural wealth Louisiana enjoys and the ways that our stewardship of wild plants can impact our personal health as well as the state's ecological future.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780807177402