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RECOMMENDED BOOKS click image(s) to read / download ABOUT THE BOOK This authoritative guide—based on the author’s classic reference work, Indian Herbalogy of North America—is a portable illustrated companion for the professional and amateur herbalist alike. It provides detailed descriptions of 125 of the most useful medicinal plants commonly found in North America, along with directions for a range of uses, remedies for common ailments, and notes on the herbal traditions of other lands. Entries include staples of folk medicine such as echinacea and slippery elm as well as common kitchen herbs—such as parsley, thyme, and pepper—whose tonic and healing properties are less widely known. ALMA R. HUTCHENS, a close associate of the late herbalist N. G. Tretchikoff, has been a student and practitioner of herbal medicine for many years. Sign up to learn more about our books and receive special offers from Shambhala Publications. Or visit us online to sign up at shambhala.com/eshambhala. Shambhala Publications, Inc. Horticultural Hall 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115 www.shambhala.com © 1992 by Alma R. Hutchens All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hutchens, Alma R. A handbook of native American herbs/Alma R. Hutchens.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. eISBN 978-0-8348-2422-5 ISBN 0-87773-699-5 (acid-free paper) 1. Indians of North America—Ethnobotany—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Herbs—North America—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Ethnobotany—North America—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title. E98.B7H87 1992 92–50122 615′.321′097—dc20 CIP CONTENTS Editor’s Foreword Ale Hoof Alfalfa Aloe Angelica Arnica Arsesmart Balsam Fir Barberry Bayberry Bearberry Beech Beechdrops Beth Root Bilberry Birch Bitterroot Bittersweet Blackberry Black Cohosh Black Root Black Walnut Bloodroot Blue Cohosh Blue Flag Blue Vervain Burdock Capsicum Castor Bean Catnip Celandine Centaury Chaga Chamomile Cherry Chestnut Chickweed Cleavers Coltsfoot Comfrey Couch Grass Crampbark Creosote Bush Damiana Dandelion Echinacea Elder Elecampane Eucalyptus Feverfew Five Finger Grass Fringe Tree Ginger, Wild Ginseng Goldenseal Goldthread Hellebore Hops Horehound Horseradish Horsetail Hydrangea Hyssop Juniper Lady’s Slipper Licorice Life Root Linden Lobelia Lungwort Mandrake Milkweed Mint Motherwort Mugwort Mullein Nettle Oak Oats Parsley Plantain Poke Prickly Ash Raspberry Red Clover Sage Sanicle Sarsaparilla Sassafras Senega Senna Skullcap Slippery Elm Solomon’s Seal Spikenard St. John’s Wort Strawberry Sumac Sundew Sunflower Swamp Beggar’s Tick Sweet Flag Sweet Gum Tamarack Tansy Thuja Thyme Turkey Corn Valerian Violet Virginia Snakeroot Watercress Water Pepper White Pine White Pond Lily Wild Carrot Wild Yam Willow, Black Wintergreen Witch Hazel Wormseed Wormwood Yarrow Yellow Dock Yellow Parilla Yerba Santa Definitions Index E-mail Sign-Up