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the fiber of their clarity with the sometimes unyielding bent of my temperament. My grasp of these teachings intertwined with the passion of my personal direction is reflected to the reader by the substance of this manual. I hope this will inspire and serve you well, and any lucre that comes my way via your purchase of this compendium of herbal life force will be shared with hands-on educational centers that further assist anyone who wishes to become an informed and skilled herbalist.

So, companions, teachers, and esteemed peers, you, whose work has inspired and assisted me in this journey, as each of your names is read, wherever you are, will you please smile and nod to the reader and accept my deeply felt appreciation of your extraordinary Spirit.

LINA “CAROLYN” STAUB and FARA MARIE PEARSON, my herbalist soulmates, you beautify my life with your sweet hearts and artist touch

The PLANT SPIRITS forever dwelling in the CSHS herb garden and in the wild gardens that surround our home

NORMA MYERS, herbalist, wildwoman, and my first mentor

DR. JOHN CHRISTOPHER, herbalist and most jolly human being, my second teacher, author of School of Natural Healing

DR. EDWARD BACH, quiet master, floral medicineman, author of Heal Thyself and creator of the 38 original flower essence remedies

STUDENTS OF CSHS, your memory forever dwells in my heart; you are the green future

JAMES SNOW, most compassionate herbal therapist, my brother and teacher

MICHAEL MOORE, herbalist pioneer de magnificencia

ED SMITH, herbalist, storyteller, and medicine-maker extraordinaire

ROSEMARY GLADSTAR, my uncommon law sister, grand herbalist, visionary of United Plant Savers, and author of Herbal Healing for Women

7SONG, notorious herbalist, wildcrafter, and first-aid master

ROY UPTON, kindred spirit of many journeys, editor of The American Herbal Phamacopoeia

NAN KOEHLER, birth angel, author of Artemis Speaks and co-founder of Artemis College

JOSEPHINE GREEN, one of the bravest women I know, my role model for self-healing

AUTUMN SUMMERS, herbalist and teacher of green botany

LESLIE GARDNER, herbalist gardener and Deva whisperer

REBECCA MAXFIELD and JASON MILLER, nurturers of enchanting babies and the herb school campus

RUTH DREIER, herbalist, visionary, and health seer

KAREN MONDOUX, herbalist and seed gatherer

RICHO CECH, herbalist, medicine-maker, and medicineseedman

PAM MONTGOMERY, herbalist of the Green Nations, author of Partner Earth

SARA KATZ, most organized herbalist with a splendid eye for beauty

RICHARD LIEBMANN, N.D., Island captain of the good ship UpS

PAUL STRAUS, greenman forest healer

CHRISTOPHER HOBBS, herbalist, woodland dancer, teacher, and prolific author

BETH BAUGH, without whose brilliance many excellent herbals probably would have never been published

CHARMOON RICHARDSON, Shroomchef and mushroom master

DIANA DELUCA, who put delicious romance back into Western Herbalism by writing the Botanica Erotica

GREGORY TILFORD, herbalist, wildcrafter, and author of The EcoHerbalist’s Fieldbook

RYAN DRUM, fearless wildcrafter of land and sea and herbal brewmaster

DAVID HOFFMANN, herbalist and phyto-bridge between the sciences, author of scads of herbals

PETER D’AMATO, caretaker of the carnivorous green and author of The Savage Garden

HILDA LEYEL and MRS. M. GRIEVE, authors of A Modern Herbal

WILLIAM H. COOK, M.D., wonderfully outspoken nineteenth century physio-medicalist

CASCADE ANDERSON-GELLER, wonderfully outspoken twenty-first century herbalist and wise woman

TIM BLAKLEY, herbalist gardener and co-author of Medicinal Herbs in the Garden, Field, & Marketplace

LESLEY TIERRA, herbalist and author of The Herbs of Life

CARLA EMERY, do-it yourself artist and pioneer, author of The Encyclopedia of Country Living

KATHI KEVILLE and MINDY GREEN, herbalists and aroma practitioners, authors of Aromatherapy—A Complete Guide to the Healing Art

DR. EDWARD SHOOK, N.D., D.C., author of Advanced Treatise on Herbology, your formula 57 made me a believer

JOHN URI LLOYD, the soulman of herbal pharmacy

D.C. JARVIS, M.D., author