Edible and Medicinal Plants of the WestEdible and Medicinal Plants of the West is a full-colour photographic guide to the identification, edibility, and medicinal uses of over 250 plant species, growing from Alaska to southern California, east across the Rocky Mountains and the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes. Herbalist and naturalist Gregory Tilford provides a thorough introduction to the world of herbal medicine for everyone interested in plants, personal well-being, and a healthy environment. |
Contents
Amaranth | 4 |
American Speedwell | 14 |
Blue Camas | 20 |
California Poppy | 26 |
Chicory | 32 |
Coltsfoot | 38 |
Creosote Bush or Chaparral | 44 |
Maidenhair Fern | 94 |
Plantain | 112 |
PricklyPear Cactus | 118 |
Red Clover | 124 |
Saint Johns Wort | 130 |
Angelica | 178 |
Biscuitroot | 184 |
Clematis | 190 |
Glossary | 217 |
Common terms and phrases
Alaska alternate leaves American Indians angelica April to June astringent bark berries biscuitroot Blooms British Columbia California characteristics Clematis columbiana coastal common name compound contain cooked Coptis cough creosote bush cultivated dandelion death camas devil's club digestive diuretic dried Echinacea entire plant Family Labiatae feet flavor foliage fruits genus green grow Habitat and Range hemlock parsley herb herbal medicine herbalists Horehound identification ingested inhabit irritations lance shaped lance-shaped leaf axils leaf veins leaves and stems Lily Family lobed Look-Alike Plants Medicinal Plants moist North America northern odor opposite leaves osha oxeye daisy palatable Parsley perennial petals petioles pink poisonous poultice purple Pyrola quantities recognize remedy rhizomes Rocky Mountains root Saint John's wort salads seeds shrub similar skin soils species stalks stamens Sunflower Family Compositae sweetroot tall taproot terminal clusters tiny tonic toothed toxic unique Usnea varieties WARNING water hemlock weed West western widespread wild yellow