Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America

Name: Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America
ISBN: 9780547943992

by Steven Foster, James A. Duke

Why it's on the shelf

Identifies medicinal plants of the East and Midwest with photos and cautions about toxic look-alikes. Pairs ID with traditional uses.

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Thomas Bartram

An A-to-Z reference of herbs and the conditions they've traditionally been used for. Dense, best as a lookup book.

Penelope Ody

A photo-rich introduction to common medicinal herbs and how they're prepared. A friendly first herbal reference.

Andy MacKinnon, Linda J. Kershaw, Patrick Owen

A photo guide to wild food and medicine plants across Canada, with notes on toxic look-alikes.

Linda Kershaw

Wild food and medicine plants of the Rockies, with poisonous species flagged.