Born in the United States, Samantha Deere lived in the state of California, New York, and Vermont. In the States, she ran her herbal practice for several years, alongside being a yoga teacher. At this time, she developed her forager skills and learned a lot about natural traditional medicine from a Shaman friend. Later, following her interest in yoga practices, she lived in India for several years. This is the place where she explored local healing traditions and practices first-hand and learned from Ayurveda healers. This nurtured her interest in herbalism and cultural approaches to health and wellbeing even more. Today, Samantha is now working as an Herbalist practitioner, educator, and writer for a medical journal and online publishers. She specialized in healing herbs and spices, their history, and their various use in cultures worldwide. She thinks about living again partially in India.
The best such book I have read Have looked at several similar books through the years but this is the first one I could really follow and found it useful. Photos as well as usages, history and related information in one location made it good reading and a good reference. Truly, the best of this topic I have found. (Amazon, May 1, 2022) Clear and Concise It is a well and clearly structured book where the Native American healing tradition comes alive. It motivates one to start one's own personal apothecary! The book has quite a number of black and white pictures of traditional material as well as the described plants. There is a QR code for a fully colored version. Most of the plants described also exist in Europe, so that the book will also be useful here. I definitely recommend this book! (Amazon, May 12, 2022) Very well researched and organized book on traditional healing! This book presents valuable and well-organized information on traditional Native American plant uses. Highly recommended! (Amazon, May 10, 2022) Excellent informative book Amazing book. Easy reading. Provided historical information on foraging. Recipes included. Illustration on editable wild plants with season to harvest. The usefulness of the plants was provided. I highly recommend the book. (Amazon, June 24, 2022) Very informative, well laid out and appropriately illustrated A handy beginner's guide to North American medicinal plants and herbs and their uses as remedies for a full spectrum of disorders and symptoms. The book focuses on the Native American tribal healing traditions in the first section, in section two it looks at the herbs used and in the third section instructs on using herbal remedies and for what conditions. It offers a holistic approach to health and well-being. A good basic reference, as well as a good read. Amazon, May 24, 2022)