Planting the Future

Voted one of the Top 10 books in 2000 by the Vermont Book Publishers Association. A collective endeavor by United Plant Savers, featuring America's most respected and well-known herbalists. Contributors include Don Babineau, Tim Blakley, Mark Blumenthal, Jane Bothwell, Stephen Harrod Buhner, David Bunting, Richo Cech, Tane Datta, Shatoiya and Rick de la Tour, Ryan Drum, Doug Elliott, Steven Foster, Cascade Anderson Geller, Kate Gilday, Rosemary Gladstar, James Green, Pamela Hirsch, Christopher Hobbs, Sara Katz, Kathi Keville, Robyn Klein, Richard Liebmann, Brigitte Mars, Pam Montgomery, Nancy and Michael Phillips, Janice J. Schofield, Joanne Marie Snow, Deb Soule, Paul Strauss, Gregory L. Tilford, Krista Thie, Susun S. Weed, David Winston, Martin Wall, Matthew Wood. While the renaissance in the U.S. botanical market is positive in many respects, medicinal plant populations are suffering from loss of habitat and overharvesting, and many bestselling herbs are now at risk including echinacea, American ginseng, goldenseal, Hawaiian wild kava, and wild yam. The authors share their extensive experience with using and growing thirty-three of these popular herbs and include suggestions for creating your own private herbal sanctuary--whether a city balcony, suburban backyard, or rural retreat. Full-color photographs will inspire experienced and novice herb users alike to protect and cultivate these remarkable healing plants. Readers will also find out how to use herbal analogues for at-risk plants--other medicinal herbs that provide the same benefits and exist in plentiful amounts--and learn ways to make their herbal purchases a vote for sustainability. Planting the Future shows us how we can participate in the land stewardship, habitat protection, and eco-friendly consumption that will ensure an abundant, renewable supply of medicinal plants for future generations. All author royalties will be used for replanting native medicinal herbs on a 370-acre botanical sanctuary in Ohio.

Acknowledgments Foreword Richard Liebmann, N.D. Introduction Rosemary Gladstar What You Can Do to Make a Difference Rosemary Gladstar Creating Botanical Sanctuaries Christopher Hobbs, L.Ac. Wise Old Plants Robyn Klein The American Extra Pharmacopoeia David Winston Flower Essences Kate Gilday and Shatoiya de la Tour Arnica Brigitte mars Black Cohosh Richo Cech Calamus Root Don Babineau Cascara Sagrada Richo Cech Echinacea Steven Foster Eyebright Sara Katz American Ginseng Kathi Keville Goldenseal Mark Blumenthal Goldthread Nancy and Michael Philips Helonias Root Deb Soule Kava Tane Datta Lady's Slipper Orchid Rosemary Gladstar Lobelia Cascade Anderson Geller Lomatium Krista Thie oregon Grape Ryan W. Drum, Ph.D. Osha Gregory L. Tilford Partridgeberry Susun S. Weed Pipsissewa Stephen Harrod Buhner Pleurisy Root Joanne marie Snow Slippery Elm Paul Strauss Spikenard Kate Gilday Stoneroot Martin Wall Sundew Janice J Schofield Trillium Pamela Hirsch Venus's-Flytrap James Green Virginia Snakeroot Doug Elliott Whit Sage Jane Bothwell Wild Indigo David Bunting American Wild yam Richo Cech Yerba Mansa Tim Blakley Yerba Santa Shatoiya and Rick de la Tour Appendix 1: Sea Vegetables Ryan W. Drum, Ph.D. Appendix 2: Concern for European Medicinal Plants Cascade Anderson Geller Appendix 3: Planting Guides and Resources About the Authors Join United Plant Savers Index