Basic Illustrated Edible Wild Plants and Useful Herbs

For a generation, the Basic Illustrated series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether yoüre planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, Basic Illustrated books tell you what you need to know.

Learn how to:

Forage for wild plants and herbs and identify edible berries
Treat a variety of ailments and illnesses, from colds to heart disease and more
Distinguish between edible and nonedible parts of plants
Moderate your intake of certain plants and herbs to avoid physical illness
Make delicious desserts, herbal teas, and other healthy recipes

About the author

Jim Meuninck is a biologist and counselor who, for more than thirty years, has studied the use of wild plants as food and medicine in North America, Europe, Central America, Japan, and China. He lives on the shores of Eagle Lake, in Edwardsburg, Michigan.

Summary

An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran that distills years of knowledge into an affordable and portable book. You'll discover how to identify and gather more than 100 of the most nutritious wild plants and useful herbs in the contiguous United States, prepare delicious recipes using your wild harvest, determine the identity of poisonous plants and poisonous look-alikes, and take charge of your personal health by making wild plants and herbs a part of your diet.

Product details

• Authors: Jim Meuninck
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781493036400
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-3640-0
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Basic Illustrated Series; Basic Illustrated; Basic Illustrated Series; Basic Illustrated
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, NATURE / Plants / General, Handbook, NATURE / Reference, Guidebook, Trees, wildflowers & plants, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, wild edible plants, Basic Illustrated, Jim Meuninck, edible plants guide, useful herbs, north american plants, edible plants, american wild plants, forager handbook, falcon guides, wild plants guide, american edible plants, plant identification guide, wild plants book, plant identification book, plants field guide, wild plants, edible plants book, wild plant identification