Description
Book SynopsisA masterclass in the wild crafting, growing, harvesting, drying, storage, and processing of medicinal herbs.
Self-Sufficient Herbalism is the first ever practical guide to the growing, gathering, and preserving of medicinal herbs for a working dispensary. Written by a practising herbalist with a high street clinic, it covers everything you need to know to become truly self sufficient.
Relying on only a small allotment and access to the fields and woodlands of rural England, Lucy Jones provides a masterclass in the wild crafting, growing, harvesting, drying, storage, and processing of medicinal herbs. Her passion for the plants and traditional ways of preserving them for medicine shines through as she explores the deeper implications of self-sufficiency and the transformative impact it has had on her practice.
The guide includes a glossary of detailed notes on the cultivation, harvesting, and processing of 108 individual herbs arranged by the seasons. It is a must read for practising herbalists, herbal students, herb gardeners, and all those who love herbs.
Table of Contents- Acknowledgements
- INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: WHY SELF-SUFFICIENCY?
- Environmental benefits
- Quality of plant medicines
- connection with plants
- Continuity of supply
- Favourable business model
PART TWO: HOW TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT
- Wildcrafting
- Planning your herb garden
- Cultivation and growing Harvesting
- Drying
- Storage
- Processing
- CONCLUSION
- THE HERBAL HARVESTING YEAR
Calendar for 108 herbs
- Early spring
- Mid- to late spring
- Early summer
- Mid-summer
- Late summer
- Autumn
- Winter
- END NOTE
- Index of herbs
