Trees and Shrubs that Heal: Reconnecting With The Medicinal Forest

The book explores the healing effects of trees and shrubs, including their ability to reduce inflammation, aid recovery, and build resilience. It offers practical advice on recognizing useful plants, harvesting, and creating herbal supplies, with profiles of 80 trees and shrubs suited to temperate climates. It emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with these healing plants through sustainable use and discusses their potential benefits for environmental concerns.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 31 October 2023
Publisher: Permanent Publications

Discover the incredible healing effects of trees and shrubs, from the soothing remedies they offer to the powerful painkillers they provide. In her book, Anne Stobart, a medical herbalist with direct experience, shares how to recognize useful trees and shrubs and harvest and create a range of herbal supplies, from fir needles to jujube fruits.

Part One explores the potential of the medicinal forest for therapeutic use, offering remedies for common complaints, medicines for repair and recovery from illness, and how these healing plants can be grown and used for the health of people and the planet. Anne emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with medicinal trees and shrubs through sustainable use and the benefits it brings to environmental concerns.

Part Two incorporates a comprehensive directory of 80 woody species, from large trees to small shrubs, providing a range of plants for any sized growing space. Each profile includes illustrated and accessible content on identification and habitat, medicinal parts and uses, safety advice, suggested preparations, and a suggested recipe for each medicinal tree or shrub.

Whether you are a forager, gardener, grower, walker, wilderness lover, agroforester, or forest schooler, or simply interested in herbal medicine, this book is a valuable resource for discovering the abundant and sustainable sources of healing available from trees and shrubs.

Weight: 826g
Dimension: 190 x 247 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781856232623