Museum of New Mexico Press

As a nurseryman and grower specializing in edible, ceremonial and medicinal plants for gardens and landscapes here on the central coast of California as well as an amateur herbalist, I am always looking for more information on medicinal plants native to this area. “Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West” by Michael Moore contains a wealth of information for both the novice and the advanced herbalist practitioner: Identification and safe use of the plants Appearance, habitats, collecting methods and storage Therapeutic uses, constituents, and preparations Potential toxicities and medical contradictions Tea making, tincturing, and salve making More than 300 species are Read more