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Tables of Contents for Native Plants, Native Healing
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Tis Mal Crow, Root Doctor
5
1
Introduction
6
4
Responsible Harvesting Versus Cultivation
10
2
Some Words of Caution
12
3
Gathering Herbs
15
11
Getting started
15
1
Doctrine of signatures
15
1
Kofumu and communicating with plants
16
2
Taboos
18
1
Sacred harvesting of herbs
18
2
Moon phases and harvesting
20
1
Barking trees
20
2
Gathering---looking in the right places
22
1
Common sense and safety tips
22
1
Hunting and gathering laws
23
1
Buying herbs
24
2
Making Medicines
26
100
Utensils
26
2
Making teas
28
1
Disposal of herbs
29
1
Alcohol
30
1
Making tinctures
30
1
Cutting tinctures
31
1
Making liniments
32
1
Quick starting a tincture or liniment
33
1
Making oils for internal use
34
1
Making oils, lotions, and salves for external use
34
2
Transdermals---absorbing medicine through the skin
36
1
Capsules and pills
36
1
Other medicine delivery forms: smoke, steam, and spiritual fumigants
37
2
The Plants
Sweet Leaf/Wild Bergamot
39
13
Bloodroot
52
4
False Solomon's Seal
56
2
Echinacea
58
2
Solomon's Seal
60
5
Calamus
65
3
Sassafras
68
3
St. John's Wort
71
3
Sweet Fern
74
3
Tansy
77
3
Tulip Poplar
80
3
Violet
83
3
Wintergreen
86
3
Yarrow
89
5
Birch
94
3
Boneset
97
5
Bull Thistle
102
4
Catnip
106
5
Cattail
111
5
Cherry
116
2
Dandelion
118
3
Field Horsetail/Scouring Rush
121
5
Medicinal Plants Index
126
9
Index by Symptom and Usage
135