Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs

Name: Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs
ISBN: 9780395838075

by Steven Foster, Christopher Hobbs

Why it's on the shelf

The western counterpart to the Peterson medicinal guide, covering plants from the Rockies to the Pacific. Includes safety notes on toxic species.

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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.