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Plant Lore and Legend

Author : Ruth Binney
Publisher : Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486828743
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Plant Lore and Legend written by Ruth Binney and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From time immemorial, people have sought to understand the mysteries of the natural world, giving rise to a wealth of myths and legends connected to plant life. In addition to their imaginative appeal, these oral traditions offered practical advice about which flowers, trees, and plants could provide foods, remedies, and construction materials. This richly illustrated volume provides a treasury of ancient wisdom, exploring the sound principles behind traditional advice, along with a wealth of fanciful beliefs. Naturalist Ruth Binney recounts charming examples of floral symbolism, linking roses with romance, lilies with purity, and poppies with sleep. She examines tree lore and the association of trees with wisdom and knowledge, from the coveted crown of laurel awarded to ancient Greek poets and Roman generals to the palm branches presented to pilgrims returning from the Holy Land. A survey of the power of plants ranges from the rituals that ensure a good harvest and a newly married couple's fertility to the healing qualities of oil of cloves for toothache, cherries for gout, and aloe vera for burns. Abounding in fascinating facts and fancies, this absorbing compilation will captivate lovers of plants and gardens.

Dictionary of Plant Lore

Author : D.C. Watts
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080546025
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Plant Lore written by D.C. Watts and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007-05-02 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge of plant names can give insight into largely forgotten beliefs. For example, the common red poppy is known as "Blind Man" due to an old superstitious belief that if the poppy were put to the eyes it would cause blindness. Many plant names derived from superstition, folk lore, or primal beliefs. Other names are purely descriptive and can serve to explain the meaning of the botanical name. For example, Beauty-Berry is the name given to the American shrub that belongs to the genus Callicarpa. Callicarpa is Greek for beautiful fruit. Still other names come from literary sources providing rich detail of the transmission of words through the ages. Conceived as part of the author's wider interest in plant and tree lore and ethnobotanical studies, this fully revised edition of Elsevier's Dictionary of Plant Names and Their Origins contains over 30,000 vernacular and literary English names of plants. Wild and cultivated plants alike are identified by the botanical name. Further detail provides a brief account of the meaning of the name and detailed commentary on common usage. * Includes color images * Inclusive of all Latin terms with vernacular derivatives * The most comprehensive guide for plant scientists, linguists, botanists, and historians

Tanaina Plantlore, Dena'ina K'et'una

Author : Priscilla Russell Kari
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Tanaina Plantlore, Dena'ina K'et'una written by Priscilla Russell Kari and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how the Dena'ina, also called Tanaina, Athabaskans of Alaska use many of the plants that grow in their country. Also includes a physical description of each plant, information regarding habitat, and its Dena'ina, scientific and English name.

A Dictionary of Plant-lore

Author : Roy Vickery
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780198600152
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Plant-lore written by Roy Vickery and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Scottish Plant Lore

Author : GREGORY J. KENICER
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 9781780276908
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (769 download)

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Book Synopsis Scottish Plant Lore by : GREGORY J. KENICER

Download or read book Scottish Plant Lore written by GREGORY J. KENICER and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland's plants define its landscape - from the heather moorlands of its iconic habitats to the weeds and a garden plants of its towns and cities. Plants have shaped the country's domestic economy and culture over centuries, providing resources for agriculture and industry as well as food, drink and medicines. They have even inspired children's games and been used as components in magical charmsDrawing together traditional knowledge from archives and oral histories with the work of some of the country's finest botanical artists, this book is a magnificent celebration of the enormous wealth of Scottish plant lore.

Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics. Embracing the Myths, Traditions, Superstitions, and Folk-Lore of the Plant Kingdom

Author : Richard Folkard
Publisher : Arkose Press
ISBN 13 : 9781345041583
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics. Embracing the Myths, Traditions, Superstitions, and Folk-Lore of the Plant Kingdom written by Richard Folkard and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners

Author : Wolf D. Storl
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1583943587
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners written by Wolf D. Storl and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “deep excursion into the heart of herbalism” pulls back the curtain on centuries of herbal medicine and offers an inventory of useful plants for the modern herb gardener or homesteader (Rosemary Gladstar) Traditional herbalists or wise women were not only good botanists or pharmacologists; they were also shamanic practitioners and keepers of occult knowledge about the powerful properties of plants. Traveling back to the healing arts of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners takes readers deep into this world, through the leechcraft of heathen society and witches’ herb bundles to the cloister gardens of the Middle Ages. It also examines herbal medicine today in the traditional Chinese apothecary, the Indian ayurvedic system, homeopathy, and Native American medicine. Balancing the mystical with the practical, author Wolf Storl explains how to become an herbalist, from collecting material to distilling and administering medicines. He includes authoritative advice on herb gardening, as well as a holistic inventory of plants used for purposes both benign and malign, from herbs for cooking, healing, beauty, and body care to psychedelic plants, witches’ salves for opening alternative realities, and poisonous herbs that can induce madness or cause death. Storl also describes traditional “women’s plants” and their uses: dyeing cloth, spinning and weaving, or whipping up love potions. The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners is written for professional and amateur herbalists as well as gardeners, urban homesteaders, and plantspeople interested in these rich ancient traditions.

The Mythology of Plants

Author : Annette Giesecke
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606063219
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Mythology of Plants written by Annette Giesecke and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging book focuses on the perennially fascinating topic of plants in Greek and Roman myth. The author, an authority on the gardens, art, and literature of the classical world, introduces the book’s main themes with a discussion of gods and heroes in ancient Greek and Roman gardens. The following chapters recount the everyday uses and broader cultural meaning of plants with particularly strong mythological associations. These include common garden plants such as narcissus and hyacinth; pomegranate and apple , which were potent symbols of fertility; and sources of precious incense including frankincense and myrrh. Following the sweeping botanical commentary are the myths themselves, told in the original voice of Ovid, classical antiquity’s most colorful mythographer. The volume’s interdisciplinary approach will appeal to a wide audience, ranging from readers interested in archaeology, classical literature, and ancient history to garden enthusiasts. With an original translation of selections from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, an extensive bibliography, a useful glossary of names and places, and a rich selection of images including exquisite botanical illustrations, this book is unparalleled in scope and realization.

The Untold History of Healing

Author : Wolf D. Storl
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 162317094X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book The Untold History of Healing written by Wolf D. Storl and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Untold History of Healing takes the reader on an exciting, expansive journey of the history of medicine from the Stone Age to modern times, explaining that Western medicine has its true origins in the healing lore of Paleolithic hunters and gatherers, herding nomads, and the early sedentary farmers rather than in the academic tradition of doctors and pharmacists. This absorbing history of medicine takes the reader on a sweeping journey from the Stone Age to modern times, showing that Western medicine has its origins not only in the academic tradition of doctors and pharmacists, but in the healing lore of Paleolithic hunters and gatherers, herding nomads, and the early sedentary farmers. Anthropologist and ethnobotanist Wolf D. Storl vividly describes the many ways that ancient peoples have used the plants in their immediate environment, along with handed-down knowledge and traditions, to treat the variety of ailments they encountered in daily life.

Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics

Author : Richard Folkard
Publisher : London : S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics written by Richard Folkard and published by London : S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. This book was released on 1884 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Northern Plant Lore

Author : Eoghan Odinsson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780987839459
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Northern Plant Lore written by Eoghan Odinsson and published by . This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a thousand years ago the Anglo-Saxons used willow bark to treat headaches; modern pharmaceutical companies use the same basic ingredient - salicin. They boiled the bark in holy water and added a few other unnecessary ingredients, but they had a basic treatment that worked a millennia ago And they called this the Dark Ages? Northern Plant Lore explores the plants and herbs used by the Anglo Saxons for medicinal purposes, and compares them to the list of plant and herbs proven effective by modern medical science. Not every plant they used worked, but Northern Plant Lore will show you which ones did, and how you can use them today. In Northern Plant Lore you will: Take control of your families Health and well being Discover Ancient Viking & Anglo-Saxon Remedies Supported by Modern Science Unlock The Wisdom of our ancestors expressed in cures still used today Grow your own medicinal herbs and plants Create remedies at home with the same basis as modern pharmaceuticals Know exactly whats going into your body when you take an herbal remedy Cross reference ancient cures to modern science Browse ailments cross referenced to plants and treatments Re-connect with the earth, start living more holistically, and take control of your families health. Northern Plant Lore gives you the tools to do just that Take control of your families health today

The Folk-lore of Plants

Author : Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Folk-lore of Plants written by Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Encyclopaedia of Plants in Myth, Legend, Magic and Lore

Author : Stuart Phillips
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780709091509
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (915 download)

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Book Synopsis An Encyclopaedia of Plants in Myth, Legend, Magic and Lore by : Stuart Phillips

Download or read book An Encyclopaedia of Plants in Myth, Legend, Magic and Lore written by Stuart Phillips and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In An Encyclopaedia of Plants in Myth, Legend, Magic and Lore Stuart Phillips brings together a collection of the stories, folk tales and legends relating to plants.

Honeysuckle Sipping

Author : Jeanné R. Chesanow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780892722341
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Honeysuckle Sipping written by Jeanné R. Chesanow and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Scots Herbal

Author : Tess Darwin
Publisher : Birlinn Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781841587110
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book The Scots Herbal written by Tess Darwin and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the new edition of the first ever comprehensive guide to the many ways in which wild plants have been used in Scotland from prehistoric times to the present day. To our ancestors, there was no such thing as a weed. Every growing thing had a role to play in daily life—as an ingredient for food, as medicine, as a dye or as fodder for livestock. Tess Darwin reveals the forgotten secrets of Scottish plant lore in fascinating detail, showing how many of the plant remedies which were dismissed by modern scientists as superstition have since been found to be effective in treating illness and have led to the creation of many new drugs. Tess Darwin has delved deeply into the forgotten secrets of Scottish plant lore, gathering information from a wide range of sources—from old herbals to the most up-to-date scientific research. She has uncovered the uses and folklore of hundreds of plants—as an ingredient for food, as medicine, as a dye or the raw material for textiles, as fodder for livestock, and in traditional crafts like basket-making and thatching, wine-making and wood-carving.

The Plant-lore & Garden-craft of Shakespeare

Author : Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Plant-lore & Garden-craft of Shakespeare written by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe, first published in 1884, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Plant Lore of an Alaskan Island

Author : Frances Kelso
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1463423950
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (634 download)

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Download or read book Plant Lore of an Alaskan Island written by Frances Kelso and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Plant Lore of an Alaskan Island" identifies the most common plants in the Kodiak archipelago. It includes edible and medicinal plants, with recipes for preparing for your table plus a special index section of medicinal plants with a brief description of their use. Native uses of these plants are emphasized, making the book somewhat of an ethnobotany. It's a good "armchair book" because it includes stories of gathering adventures, a section on the history of Ouzinkie, with stories and pictures, a full description and illustration of each plant, plus a "plant family index" with information about each plant family represented. Color and black and white photos enhance the pages. Take this book on foraging trips or enjoy reading it at home. Though focused on Spruce Island, these plants or a similar species can be found in many Alaskan locations.