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Edible & medicinal wild plants of the Midwest
"Collected here are insightful tips and detailed descriptions relating to the edibility and healing potential of more than one hundred wild plants. Drawing on expansive personal experience as well as more than a thousand scientific and ethnobotanical studies, author Matthew Alfs offers tips on foraging for and identifying the plants growing in the fields, meadows, and woods of the Midwest. He provides detailed lists of plants for specific physiological functions and offers instruction for processing the plants to maximize their edible and medicinal properties"-- Page 4 of cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781681341750
- ISBN: 1681341751
- Physical Description: 371 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition: Third edition.
- Publisher: St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-345) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The art of wild-plant foraging -- Health, medicine, and weds -- Field guide and description of plant uses -- Appendix: Physiological actions of the plants -- Appendix: How to make herbal preparations at home.
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- Subject:
- Wild plants, Edible > Middle West.
Medicinal plants > Middle West.
Materia medica, Vegetable > Middle West.
Plantes sauvages comestibles > Midwest (États-Unis)
Plantes médicinales > Midwest (États-Unis)
Phytothérapie > Midwest (États-Unis)
Materia medica, Vegetable.
Medicinal plants.
Wild plants, Edible.
Middle West.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | QK 98.5 .U6 A44 2020 | 680851 | Stacks | Available | - |