Herbal Library

Love to read? Us too! There are SO many books to be found on the subjects of Herbalism now days, which is remarkable as in the 1970's there were nearly none. However, as the topic of botanicals has become ever more popular one can literally find hundreds of books on various subtopics. The guild has comprised the following lists to aid you in selecting literary works for your library.

Please note, while we provide links about the books, we hope you can find a locally owned book store near you to support. Aunties Books, in downtown Spokane is a local gem we hope will be around for generations to come.

Books for you!

Plant ID

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the West, Gregory Tilford
Foraging Washington, Christopher Nyerges
Northwest Gardener's Handbook, OR, WA, N CA, British Columbia, Pat Munst & Susan Muvihill
Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants, Scott Kloos
The Boreal Herbal, Beverley Gray

Clinical Practice

Antiviral Natural Products and Herbal Medicines; Lin, Hsu, & Chun-Ching Lin
The Book of Herbal Wisdom, Matthew Wood
Culpepper's Complete Herbal, Nicholas Culpepper
The Earthwise Herbal, Vol 1 & 2, Matthew Wood
Herbs & virology: A primer on Viruses & Herbal Medicine
Herbal Antibiotics, 2nd Edition, Stephen Buhner
Herbal Antivirals, Stephen Buhner
Medical Herbalism, David Hoffman

Medicine Making

The Constituents of Medicinal Plants, Andrew Pengelly
DIY Bitters, Mase & King
Herbal Constituents, Lisa Ganora
Making Plant Medicine, Richo Cech
The Herbal Medicine Makers Handbook, A Home Manual, James Green
Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginners Guide, Rosemary Gladstar
The Wild Medicine Solution, Guido Mase
Wild Remedies, Rosalee de la Foret & Emily Han
Wild and Beautiful, Naturally!, Suzanne M. Tabert

Indigenous Wisdom

Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer

Gathering Moss, Robin Wall Kimmerer

Black Elk Speaks, John Gneisenau Neihardt

Materia Medica

Dispensary of London, Nicolas Culpeper
The Eclectic Materia Medica, Harvey Wickes Felter, MD (1922)
Indian Herbalogy of North America: The Definitive Guide to Native Medicinal Plants and Their Uses, Alma R. Hutchens
Materia Medica for Digestion, Guido Mase

Growing Herbs

Growing At Risk Medicinal Herbs, Richo Cech
Carrots Love Tomatoes, Louise Riotte
The Wholistic Healing Guide to Cannabis, Tami Sweet, MS