The Complete Folk Herbal: An Illustrated Guide to Natural Remedies and Everyday Healing

The Complete Folk Herbal – Illustrated Plant Medicine, Wildcrafting & Everyday Herbal Remedies

Discover the healing stories and practical uses of wild plants with The Complete Folk Herbal: An Illustrated Guide to Natural Remedies and Everyday Healing by Rebecca Beyer. This richly illustrated guide explores nearly 100 North American herbs, flowers, fruits, trees, and shrubs, blending Western folk herbalism, plant history, traditional knowledge, and sustainable wildcrafting practices.

Each detailed plant profile helps you identify a plant, understand its origins and folklore, and explore traditional and modern applications. With recipes for teas, decoctions, tinctures, balms, salves, and more, this beautiful herbal reference invites you to build a deeper, more respectful relationship with the green world while creating supportive remedies for everyday needs.

Why You’ll Love This Book:

• Discover nearly 100 useful plants – Explore an encyclopedic collection of North American herbs, flowers, fruits, trees, and shrubs from agrimony to yellowroot.
• Create practical herbal preparations – Make teas, tinctures, decoctions, balms, salves, and other traditional plant-based remedies.
• Connect with plant folklore and history – Learn the stories, origins, and traditional uses that give each herb deeper cultural meaning.
• Forage with greater care – Build ethical, sustainable harvesting habits rooted in mindful stewardship of the earth’s resources.
• Keep a beautiful herbalism reference nearby – Rich illustrations and accessible plant profiles make this a valuable companion for herbalists, gardeners, foragers, and green witches.

You Will Learn How To:

• Identify nearly 100 North American medicinal plants
• Recognize each plant’s physical appearance in the wild
• Understand traditional and modern plant applications
• Prepare herbal teas, decoctions, and tinctures
• Craft balms, salves, and other botanical remedies
• Practice ethical and sustainable wildcrafting
• Address minor everyday concerns with herbal preparations
• Research plant origins, folklore, and historical uses
• Build a more respectful relationship with local plant allies

If you are ready to deepen your herbal knowledge and bring more plant wisdom into your everyday life, The Complete Folk Herbal is an inspiring guide to keep close. Add it to your herbal library and let its beautifully illustrated pages lead you toward a more rooted, mindful relationship with nature.

Hardcover | English | 384 pages | 1.2 x 6 x 9 IN