Edible And Medicinal Plants
Of the Rocky Mountains and Neighbouring Territories
- Publisher
- Wild Rose College
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2003
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780969172727
- Publish Date
- Jan 2003
- List Price
- $24.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
More than 200 colour photographs and line drawings combine with information on more than 150 major plant species to make this book a great horticultural resource. Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rocky Mountains and Neighbouring Territories includes descriptions of plant uses and preparations with details on how First Nations peoples used the material for herbal healing.
About the authors
Author of Edible And Medicinal PlantsFor twenty years, Terry Willard, Ph.D, has studied the plants of the Rockies. In the early `70s, after several seasons living in a tipi among the plants, he began training as a professional herbalist. In 1986, he was appointed to the Canadian federal goevernment's Expert Advisory Committee on Herbs and Botanical Preparations. He currently serves as the President of the Canadian Association of Herbal Practitioners. Dr. Willard maintains clinics in Calgary and Vancouver and is director of the Wild Rose College of Natural Healing, which serves students around the world.