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The boreal herbal : wild food and medicine plants of the North

Gray, Beverley 1966- (author., Author). Canadian Circumpolar Institute, (publisher., Added Author).

Summary: This is about understanding our interconnection with the natural world through the exploration of wild food and medicine plants in the northern landscape. By its definition, a 'herbal' is a book that combines information on botany, medicine, and traditional lore. This book is part plant-identification guide, and part medicine- and food-making guide. It includes recipes for use at home and for use while traversing the wild lands of the boreal forest. It features plants found in remote stretches of the wilderness and common 'weeds' that grow around our homes, gardens, and recreational areas.

Record details

ISBN: 9781896445564
ISBN: 9780986827105
Physical Description: 440 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Publisher: Whitehorse, Yukon : Aroma Borealis Press, [2011].
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- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A guide to harvesting, preserving and preparing"--cover. Co-published by: CCI Press.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Getting Started ; 2. Herbs: Arnica ; Bearberry ; Bedstraw ; Wild Chamomile ; Chickweed ; Red Clover ; Coltsfoot ; Dandelion ; Devil's Club ; Dock ; Fireweed ; Gentian ; Goldenrod ; Horsetail ; Labrador Tea ; Lamb's Quarters ; Lungwort ; Mint ; Stinging Nettle ; Wild Onion ; Plantain ; Rhodiola ; River Beauty ; Rose ; Wild Sage ; Shepherd's Purse ; Mountain Sorrel ; Sheep Sorrel ; Strawberry Blite ; Sweetgrass ; Twinflower ; Valerian ; Yarrow -- Berries: Blueberry ; Cloudberry ; Cranberry ; Highbush Cranberry ; Currants ; Juniper ; Mossberry ; Raspberry ; Saskatoon Berry ; Soapberry ; Strawberry -- Trees: Alder ; Trembling Aspen ; Birch ; Subalpine Fir ; Lodgepole Pine ; Balsam Poplar ; Spruce ; Tamarack ; Willow -- 3. Medicinal Preparations: Herbal teas -- Tinctures, Vinegars, Elixirs and Bitters -- Syrups -- Capsules -- Plant Essences -- Topical Treatments -- Essential Oils and Hydrosols -- Boreal Baths and Steams -- Getting Wild in the Kitchen: Cooking with wild foods -- Raw juices and smoothies -- Muffins, Biscuits, and Pancakes -- Jam, Jellies, Chutney, and Topping Syrups -- Sauces and Dressings -- Soups and Salad -- Main Courses and Sides -- Desserts and Sweet Treats -- 4. Starting up a Non-timber Forest-products business -- 5. Herbalists through the ages -- The Celtic Tree alphabet -- Botany Basics -- Botanical Terms -- Understanding herbal constituents and phytochemistry -- Medicinal actions of plants.