Wild Medicine: An Illustrated Guide to the Magick of Herbs

by Shelby Bundy, Kate Belew

A gorgeously illustrated herbal from the witchy experts at Tamed Wild, this handy guidebook introduces readers to the most common and powerful healing herbs and the wisdom gained over centuries of use. Ideal for green witches and budding herbalists!

Inspired by Tamed Wild’s best-selling herb decks, this handbook covers more than 60 magickal herbs--a must-have for anyone interested in the power of herbal healing. 

A lovely hand-painted watercolor introduces each herb, offering an artist’s look at the identifying characteristics. The accompanying text offers the key information every herbalist needs to

A visual and botanical description of every plantAn explanation of the plant’s historical medicinal usesA look at the lore associated with the herb, drawing on the wisdom handed down from generations pastA potion, ritual, or recipe idea for each herbPractical tips for how to harness every herb's wild, earth-given medicine 
Beautifully produced, this charming and informative guide is a must for everyone interested in the healing and magickal properties of herbs.

Genres: Witchcraft, Magic, Nonfiction

271 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 3, 2023

Reviews

[Mary O'Malley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations with good information that's great for beginners but I would have liked more information on how to medicinally use the herbs and how to collect the parts of each plant respectfully and effectively

[Katie Verrue · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very very shallow information on the herbs that were “spotlighted”. I would not call this a “guide” by any means. The cover is cute, so may be best as a decorative piece than for actual use.

[Mila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is hygge a reading category? If not, it should be.

“Wild Medicine” is a cute grab and peruse guide with over 60 herbs to learn from and experiment with. I appreciated the detailed instructions for creating an infusion versus a tincture/glycerite, elixir (almost the same as a tincture but with sweetness added, like honey), infused oil, salve (starts with an infused oil), decoction (tea that is simmered), and of course a syrup, or infused honey.

This is definitely a coffee table/bar cart type of read, and anyone looking for extended knowledge or more detailed instructions/uses would benefit with further reading elsewhere, of course. This is primarily meant to give a high level understanding of common herbs, their lore, uses, how they can nourish beyond the day to day, and help inspire you to get out there and try spinning something different (and magical!) up for yourself.

[Carl Weezer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little read, I learnt quite a bit!

You could definitely tell that this was originally a card deck they made into book format, as the information for each plant is short and sweet and could easily fit onto a small rectangle.

At times I was left wanting the book to go more in depth, but I suppose it’s best for a beginner in this sort of stuff (me lol) to have a quick overview before diving deeper.

Cute illustrations, and cool activities connected with each plant. Sometimes we need to take a break from this industrial world and connect back with nature.

I devoured this book much faster than I thought I would! *cries in “currently reading two other books”*

Anyways, pretty good.

[Marissa Pockat · Rating 2 out of 5]

An intro book to herbs less than a guide. Learned some cultural history but really not deep in herbal information. More an introduction to some herbs and quick simple ways to work with them. A visually beautiful book and a start to a collection for me.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book were really pretty, but not super realistic, so I didn't find them all that helpful. This was a good intro to many different herbs, but I think I have all this information in other herbalist books so I probably won't keep it on my personal shelf.

[GiGi Huntley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice book with room for notes.

[Naomi Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful Watercolors to Identify Plants with Medicinal and Spiritual Use and little tidbits of Folklore. Would make a nice gift for anyone interested in herbs.