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Beschreibung
"A beautiful catalogue of 80 plants, revered by indigenous people for their nourishing, healing, and symbolic properties." -Gardens Illustrated The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath-known in the Rarámuri tribe as iwígara-has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón builds on this concept of connection and highlights 80 plants revered by North America's indigenous peoples. Salmón teaches us the ways plants are used as food and medicine, the details of their identification and harvest, their important health benefits, plus their role in traditional stories and myths. Discover in these pages how the timeless wisdom of iwígara can enhance your own kinship with the natural world.
"A beautiful catalogue of 80 plants, revered by indigenous people for their nourishing, healing, and symbolic properties." -Gardens Illustrated The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath-known in the Rarámuri tribe as iwígara-has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón builds on this concept of connection and highlights 80 plants revered by North America's indigenous peoples. Salmón teaches us the ways plants are used as food and medicine, the details of their identification and harvest, their important health benefits, plus their role in traditional stories and myths. Discover in these pages how the timeless wisdom of iwígara can enhance your own kinship with the natural world.
Über den Autor
Enrique Salmón, PhD, is head of the American Indian Studies Program at California State University-East Bay, in Hayward, California. His own Rarámuri family has always gathered, grown, and used plants for many medicinal and cultural purposes.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Timber Press
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781604698800
ISBN-10: 1604698802
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Salmón, Enrique
Hersteller: Workman Publishing
Timber Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 236 x 207 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Enrique Salmón
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2020
Gewicht: 0,913 kg
Artikel-ID: 116838272