Planting the Future

Saving Our Medicinal Herbs

Rosemary Gladstar

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Healing Arts Press
01 September 2000

Family & health; Complementary therapies, healing & health; Gardening: herbs

Voted one of the Top 10 books in 2000 by the Vermont Book Publishers Association.

A collective endeavor by United Plant Savers, featuring America's most respected and well-known herbalists.

Contributors include Don Babineau, Tim Blakley, Mark Blumenthal, Jane Bothwell, Stephen Harrod Buhner, David Bunting, Richo Cech, Tane Datta, Shatoiya and Rick de la Tour, Ryan Drum, Doug Elliott, Steven Foster, Cascade Anderson Geller, Kate Gilday, Rosemary Gladstar, James Green, Pamela Hirsch, Christopher Hobbs, Sara Katz, Kathi Keville, Robyn Klein, Richard Liebmann, Brigitte Mars, Pam Montgomery, Nancy and Michael Phillips, Janice J. Schofield, Joanne Marie Snow, Deb Soule, Paul Strauss, Gregory L. Tilford, Krista Thie, Susun S. Weed, David Winston, Martin Wall, Matthew Wood.

While the renaissance in the U.S. botanical market is positive in many respects, medicinal plant populations are suffering from loss of habitat and overharvesting, and many bestselling herbs are now at risk including echinacea, American ginseng, goldenseal, Hawaiian wild kava, and wild yam. The authors share their extensive experience with using and growing thirty-three of these popular herbs and include suggestions for creating your own private herbal sanctuary--whether a city balcony, suburban backyard, or rural retreat. Full-color photographs will inspire experienced and novice herb users alike to protect and cultivate these remarkable healing plants. Readers will also find out how to use herbal analogues for at-risk plants--other medicinal herbs that provide the same benefits and exist in plentiful amounts--and learn ways to make their herbal purchases a vote for sustainability. Planting the Future shows us how we can participate in the land stewardship, habitat protection, and eco-friendly consumption that will ensure an abundant, renewable supply of medicinal plants for future generations.

All author royalties will be used for replanting native medicinal herbs on a 370-acre botanical sanctuary in Ohio.

Edited by: Rosemary Gladstar
Imprint: Healing Arts Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Original ed.
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780892818945
ISBN 10: 0892818948
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 01 September 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Foreword Richard Liebmann, N.D. Introduction Rosemary Gladstar What You Can Do to Make a Difference Rosemary Gladstar Creating Botanical Sanctuaries Christopher Hobbs, L.Ac. Wise Old Plants Robyn Klein The American Extra Pharmacopoeia David Winston Flower Essences Kate Gilday and Shatoiya de la Tour Arnica Brigitte mars Black Cohosh Richo Cech Calamus Root Don Babineau Cascara Sagrada Richo Cech Echinacea Steven Foster Eyebright Sara Katz American Ginseng Kathi Keville Goldenseal Mark Blumenthal Goldthread Nancy and Michael Philips Helonias Root Deb Soule Kava Tane Datta Lady's Slipper Orchid Rosemary Gladstar Lobelia Cascade Anderson Geller Lomatium Krista Thie oregon Grape Ryan W. Drum, Ph.D. Osha Gregory L. Tilford Partridgeberry Susun S. Weed Pipsissewa Stephen Harrod Buhner Pleurisy Root Joanne marie Snow Slippery Elm Paul Strauss Spikenard Kate Gilday Stoneroot Martin Wall Sundew Janice J Schofield Trillium Pamela Hirsch Venus's-Flytrap James Green Virginia Snakeroot Doug Elliott Whit Sage Jane Bothwell Wild Indigo David Bunting American Wild yam Richo Cech Yerba Mansa Tim Blakley Yerba Santa Shatoiya and Rick de la Tour Appendix 1: Sea Vegetables Ryan W. Drum, Ph.D. Appendix 2: Concern for European Medicinal Plants Cascade Anderson Geller Appendix 3: Planting Guides and Resources About the Authors Join United Plant Savers Index

A practicing herbalist with twenty-six years of experience, Rosemary Gladstar is the founder of United Plant Savers (UpS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving America’s native medicinal plants, and cofounder of Sage Mountain Herbs, which offers a comprehensive herbal training program. She is also the author of numerous books, including the bestselling Herbal Healing for Women. Pamela Hirsch, owner of Rowan Mountain Herbals, an herbal body-care business specializing in natural soaps, has worked with medicinal herbs for nearly a decade. Growing up in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe, she was exposed to different healing modalities at an early age. She shares her hard-won herbal secrets for staying healthy on the road in The Traveler’s Natural Medicine Kit (forthcoming from Healing Arts Press).

Reviews for Planting the Future: Saving Our Medicinal Herbs

Exceptional. --Today's Books, February 8, 2001 The United Plant Savers group is dedicated to the 'green medicine of plants, ' a natural approach to the healing benefits of our flora. An important contribution to the literature of herbalism. --Alice Joyce, Booklist A ground-breaking book (pun intended). A manual for personal and planetary health, an important book for city and country dwellers alike. --Light of Consciousness, Winter 2002 A must-have for all of us who say that we worship the ground we walk on. --Barbara Ardinger, PanGaia: Earthwise Spirituality, Winter 2001-02 The book draws on the experience not only of its two editors but also many other respected herbalists from the organization United Plant Savers. --Pearly Baker Best, Magical Blend's Natural Beauty & Health, Summer 2002