Sacred plant medicine, the wisdom in Native American herbalism, Stephen Harrod Buhner ; foreword by Brooke Medicine Eagle
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Sacred plant medicine, the wisdom in Native American herbalism, Stephen Harrod Buhner ; foreword by Brooke Medicine Eagle
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and index
Illustrations
musicillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Sacred plant medicine
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
62493174
Responsibility statement
Stephen Harrod Buhner ; foreword by Brooke Medicine Eagle
Sub title
the wisdom in Native American herbalism
Summary
In Sacred Plant Medicine Stephen Harrod Buhner looks at the long-standing relationship between indigenous peoples and plants and examines the techniques these cultures use to communicate with the plant world. He explores the sacred dimension of plant and human interactions - a territory where humans experience communications from plants as expressions of Spirit. for each healing plant described in the book, he presents medicinal uses, guidelines, and ceremonial elements such as prayers and medicine songs associated with the use of the plant
Table Of Contents
The sacred and the earth -- To be healed by the earth -- Visions of sacred plant medicine -- The sacred song of a plant -- Making sacred relationship with plants -- Healing in a sacred manner -- Digging for medicine : the wildcrafting of medicinal plants -- Making plants into medicine : the technology of herbalism -- Ceremony : making deeper relationship with plants -- Four sacred plants of the Rocky Mountain region : their sacred qualities and uses as medicine -- A short compendium of plants and their sacred uses -- The birth of Gaia
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- Indians of North America + Medicine
- Indians of North America
- Hallucinogenic plants -- North America
- Botany, Medical
- Medicinal plants
- Human-plant relationships -- North America
- Indians of North America + Ethnobotany
- North America -- Social life and customs
- Plants + Religious aspects
- Shamanism
- North America
- Mental healing
- Traditional medicine -- North America
- Medicinal plants -- North America
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- Indians of North America + Medicine
- Indians of North America
- Hallucinogenic plants -- North America
- Botany, Medical
- Medicinal plants
- Human-plant relationships -- North America
- Indians of North America + Ethnobotany
- North America -- Social life and customs
- Plants + Religious aspects
- Shamanism
- North America
- Mental healing
- Traditional medicine -- North America
- Medicinal plants -- North America
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