•Back to Eden, Jethro Kloss (a classic work!) •Complete Guide to Medicinal Herbs, Penelope Ody (great photos – clear descriptions-a good place to start!)
Other books of herbal interest – some have great classic color illustrations!
•The Wild & Weedy Apothecary, Doreen Shababy •The Illustrated Book of Herbs, Gilda Daisley •Medicinal Plants, Illustrated Guide to more than 180 herbal plants, George Graves •A Sampler of Wayside Herbs, Barbara Pond •Healing Spices, Bharat B. Aggarwal, PhD
More in-depth books for furthering your herbal studies
•Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina and Stress Relief, David Winston and Steven Maimes •The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines, Matthew Wood •The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants, Matthew Wood •The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to New World Medicinal Plants, Matthew Wood
FIELD GUIDES that I like and use:
•National Audubon Society:Field Guide to North American Trees •National Audubon Society:Field Guide to Wildflowers •Peterson Field Guides:Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs •Peterson Field Guides:Edible Wild Plants (Eastern/Central North America) •The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, Mushrooms, Fruits and Nuts, Katie Letcher Lyle
And while I'm at it – in case anyone is interested in FORAGING because 'wild' medicinal botanicals are in these books, too - in no particular order:
(Identifying and Harvesting) Edible and Medicinal Plants, "Wildman" Steve Brill(older book, but still one of my favorites and first ‘go-to’ book)
The Wild Vegan CookBook,"Wildman" Steve Brill
Shoots and Greens of Early Spring in Northeastern North America - "Wildman" Steve Brill
The Everything Guide to Foraging, Vickie Shufer(she also publishes theWild Foods Forum Newsletter)
ANY of Linda Runyon's books, charts, cards and get her newsletter: www.ofthefield.com
COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES:
Catasuaqua Compounding Pharmacy: (at Hartzell's - Lehigh Valley Area) 300 American Street, Catasauqua, PA 610/264-5471
Rumson Pharmacy: (especially homeopathic remedies in pellets and liquids) River Road, Rumson, NJ 732/842-1234 (ask for Frank)