Medicinal Herbs of the Rocky Mountains: A Field Guide to Common Healing Plants

Medicinal Herbs of the Rocky Mountains: A Field Guide to Common Healing Plants

Blake Burger
$24.95
Publication Date: August 1st, 2022
Publisher:
Falcon Press Publishing
ISBN:
9781493060122
Pages:
232
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Description

Medicinal Herbs of the Rocky Mountains introduces the principles of herbal remedies and guides readers through finding, harvesting, cultivating and incorporating more 66 locally abundant medicinal plants into daily life. Complete with color photos and detailed descriptions of each medicinal herb, conservation status, and recipes to put their botanical healing power to work, this guide is a vital addition to the Rocky Mountain naturalists' bookshelf. Look inside to find: Modern and traditional uses of medicinal plants Guidance on ethically harvesting, preparing and storing medicinal plants Tips for cultivation in the garden Plants found throughout the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico.

About the Author

Blake Burger is a Denver-area yoga instructor and horticulturalist with a degree in Food Science and Nutrition. Blake specializes in growing, processing, and utilizing plants for healing and medicinal uses. The Denver Botanic Gardens is a leading horticultural research, education, and conservation institution in the Rocky Mountain region, welcoming visitors to their central Denver gardens as well as a 700-acre native plant refuge and working farm in Jefferson County.