This Amazing Book -- Hoodoo Herb and Root Medicine -- Opens the Door to Better Health

by Sunrae Products Company, Catherine Yronwode (Editor), Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (Illustrator)

In 1947, when it was first offered for sale, This Amazing Book was a rural herbalist's delight. Published by the strangely obscure Sunrae Products Company in the tiny town of Ogema, Wisconsin, it was marketed via a series of small classified ads in popular do-it-yourself magazines, and gave traditional rootworkers an introduction to the convenience of mail- order supplies. The anonymous author took the secret of his or her identity to the grave, but the data supplied here about down-home treatments with herbs, roots, seeds, and flowers forms the foundation of modern herbal medicine. Now, on the 70th anniversary of its original publication, the Lucky Mojo Curio Company is proud to present a restored and revised edition of this essential text, newly edited by catherine yronwode and illustrated with the classic botanical art of F. Schuyler Mathews. Filled with historically valuable medical lore, this beautiful book belongs in every conjure worker s library.

96 pages, Paperback

Published May 14, 2017

Reviews

[Onyx · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m not a plant or herb fan. I hardly ever wander off into nature getting to know plants on that level, let alone the city. (Even when we have something as convenient as herb walks here once a year.) I failed so many times in plant and mountain lore that I just set it aside. I guess I couldn’t see myself ever using it on an everyday bases (even when there’s something to be said about “bug-out bags”). But I kind of gained a new respect for them when I found out just how powerful they could get...and that they should be taken seriously. So that’s why I picked up this book and started reading it, even though I had it around for a few months. The interest just wasn’t there until now.

I’m repeating myself with this author by now, but it’s a good book. It’s especially good since, as I said, I don’t usually get into subjects like this. Yes, it had words in there I was totally unfamiliar with, but would probably be recognizable to anyone who works with herbalism...or even plants in general. But it was actually palatable and not so technical that you want to give up. It helps that it was only ninety-six pages long (again), so it’s not such an overwhelming read...even when it’s mostly a listing of the medicinal herbs and what they can do, complete with Latin names and the common name(s) they’re usually called by. Trying to do a first run on the reading wasn’t a serious chore.

This book would pair best with the author’s older book, “Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic,” but if a person isn’t interested in going there, I think the reader could go with it alone...although it would probably mess with the curiosity.