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Book 2 - A Druid's Herbal For the Sacred Earth Year
This was one of the books that my brother got for me (or rather, that he paid for and I picked out ... I love gift cards :) ) for Yule. I really loved this one. It had bits of lore and stories as well as Magical, Medicinal and Homeopathic info for a variety of different herbs (and just about every occasion in life that one can think of). It also has a pronunciation guide in the back so that you don't trip over all of the Irish words that are used (even the Festival names are in Irish in this one).
I really think that this book could have easily been twice as long. I would have liked to see the 'Women's Issues' section seperated from the 'Raising Children/Growing Up' section because I really think that there could have been a lot more detail to both.
The bibliography includes both Culpepper's and Lust's herbals (as well as a myriad of others), so I feel fairly confident using the information in this book. I have been thinking about what Jet said about picking two herbs to work with for the year and learning all you can about them. I think I have picked Rosemary and St John's Wort.
Now, I don't currently have a St John's Wort plant, and if I have a great deal of trouble getting my hands on one, my second choice is Cowslip (since they are pretty easy to come by all things considered).
I definitely recommend this book for anyone who loves herbs (me!) and has even a slightly Irish/Celtic bent to their path (also me!).
--Phae
This was one of the books that my brother got for me (or rather, that he paid for and I picked out ... I love gift cards :) ) for Yule. I really loved this one. It had bits of lore and stories as well as Magical, Medicinal and Homeopathic info for a variety of different herbs (and just about every occasion in life that one can think of). It also has a pronunciation guide in the back so that you don't trip over all of the Irish words that are used (even the Festival names are in Irish in this one).
I really think that this book could have easily been twice as long. I would have liked to see the 'Women's Issues' section seperated from the 'Raising Children/Growing Up' section because I really think that there could have been a lot more detail to both.
The bibliography includes both Culpepper's and Lust's herbals (as well as a myriad of others), so I feel fairly confident using the information in this book. I have been thinking about what Jet said about picking two herbs to work with for the year and learning all you can about them. I think I have picked Rosemary and St John's Wort.
Now, I don't currently have a St John's Wort plant, and if I have a great deal of trouble getting my hands on one, my second choice is Cowslip (since they are pretty easy to come by all things considered).
I definitely recommend this book for anyone who loves herbs (me!) and has even a slightly Irish/Celtic bent to their path (also me!).
--Phae
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