Self-Sufficient Herbalism: A Guide to Growing and Wild Harvesting Your Herbal Dispensary, Paperback

Self-Sufficient Herbalism is the first definitive guide to the growing, gathering, and preserving of medicinal herbs for a working dispensary. Practical herbal skills are traditionally passed down from teacher to student, yet opportunities for learning in this way are very limited. This book is an important contribution to preserving fundamental aspects of traditional herbal medicine.

It is divided into three sections:

Besides being a practical guide, this book explores the deeper implications of self-sufficient herbalism. When we move toward herbal self-sufficiency, we become more closely connected with and respectful of the plants we work with and their environment. We reduce our environmental impact, and contribute to the conservation of scarce and endangered species. The process of growing and gathering herbs nourishes us and provides balance as we face the demands and challenges of treating patients, enabling us to help more people. All in all, the process of self-sufficient herbalism is much more than just sourcing herbs locally; it can be totally transformative personally and professionally.

Medical herbalist Lucy Jones shares her own personal experiences of following this path and shows how working closely with herbs has changed her. It is a must-read for practicing herbalists, herbal students, herb gardeners, and anyone who loves herbs.

Lucy Jones is a medical herbalist with a busy high street practice in Somerset, UK. She grows or gathers the majority of her herbs and is a passionate proponent of self-sufficient herbalism. Prior to qualifying in western herbalism, she studied Tibetan medicine with the great master Khenpo Troru Tsenam. This experience deeply influences her approach to therapeutic practice as well as the way she grows and processes her herbs. She originally trained in agriculture and forestry and has two degrees from the University of Oxford. Visit her online at www.myrobalanclinic.com.