Herbalism

Non-fiction works on the study of using plants and other natural remedies for medicine and health. Covers holistic healing, ayurvedic medicine, traditional Chinese herbalism, naturopathy, aromatherapy, massage therapy, hydrotherapy, holistic healing, homeopathy, and other similar remedies and practices.

Non-fiction books discussing herbalism or herbs are often nicknamed "Herbals"

See also Alternative Medicine for other branches of natural healing.
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Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide
Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health: 175 Teas, Tonics, Oils, Salves, Tinctures, and Other Natural Remedies for the Entire Family
The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual [An Herbalism Book]
The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide
Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices Of Herbal Medicine
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
Herbal Healing for Women
Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods & Remedies That Heal
Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal: Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies
The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines
Making Plant Medicine
Culpeper's Complete Herbal
Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification
The God Complex by Chris TitusHealing with Whole Foods by Paul PitchfordThe Way of Qigong by Kenneth S. CohenSecrets of the Chinese Herbalists by Richard LucasChinese Ophthalmology by Agnes Fatrai
Best Chinese Medicine Books
12 books — 18 voters
The Lammas Charm by Melissa BellisThe Kitchen Witch Companion by Sarah    RobinsonWitchcraft on a Shoestring by Deborah BlakeThe Witch's Herbal Apothecary by Marysia MiernowskaPlanting the Future by Rosemary Gladstar
Kitchen Witch - Part 2 of many
102 books — 4 voters

Hedgewitch Book of Days by Mandy MitchellFire Cider! by Rosemary GladstarThe House Witch by Arin Murphy-HiscockThe Lammas Charm by Melissa BellisThe Herbal Alchemist's Handbook by Karen Harrison
Kitchen Witch - Part 1 of Many
104 books — 10 voters
The Lammas Charm by Melissa BellisPlants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask by Mary Siisip GeniuszThe Witch's Feast by Melissa MadaraThe Kitchen Witch Companion by Sarah    RobinsonThe Tradition of Household Spirits by Claude Lecouteux
Kitchen Witch - Part 3 of Many
103 books — 6 voters

Geraldine Brooks
Anys was so skilled with plants and balms that she knew how to extract their fragrant oils, and these she wore on her person so that a light, pleasant scent, like summer fruits and flowers, always preceded her.
Geraldine Brooks, Year of Wonders

…it can be helpful to think of herbalism in America as a stool with three legs; one Indigenous, one African, and one European.
Rebecca Beyer, Wild Witchcraft: Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic, and Foraging for Spells, Rituals, and Remedies

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