Tom Brown's Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants

About this book

For untold thousands of years human beings have thrived on the nutritional and medicinal wealth of the plant life in the natural world. In these fascinating wide-ranging wonderfully informative stories Tom Brown--director of the world-famous Tracking Nature and Wilderness Survival School--tells all about the uncommon benefits of the common trees shrubs flowers and other plants we find all around us. This indispensible guide includes information on: How to use every part of the plant--leaves flowers bark bulbs and roots Where to find useful plants and the best time of the year and stages of growth to harvest them How to prepare delicious food dishes soups breads and teas from the riches of the great outdoors An incredible range of experience-proven medicinal uses to treat headaches burns digestive disorders skin problems and a host of other maladies