Wild Medicine, Spring

Ali English is a herbalist. She has been passionate about herbs since the age of 13, and went on to train at Lincoln University, graduating in 2010. Since then, she has set up a practice in Lincolnshire, which lately focuses on offering herb walks, workshops and a variety of related services where she tries to convey a love of our native herbs and wildflowers to anyone who will listen. 'Wild Medicine'' is her first series of books: 'Winter and Autumn', 'Spring' and 'Summer'.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE



Introduction: foraging and medicine making

Birch(Betula pendula)

Chickweed(Stellaria media)

Cleavers(Galium aparine)

Coltsfoot(Tussilago farfara)

Cowslip(Primula veris)

Daisy(Bellis perennis)

Dandelion(Taraxacum officinale)

Greater celandine(Chelidonium majus)

Ground elder(Aegopodium podagraria)

Ground ivy(Glechoma hederacea)

Herb robert(Geranium robertianum)

Jack-by-the-hedge(Alliaria petiolata)

Lesser celandine(Ranunculus ficaria / Ficaria verna)

Nettle(Urtica dioica)

Plantain(Plantago lanceolata / Plantago major)

Primrose(Primula vulgaris)

Sweet woodruff(Galium odoratum / Asperula odorata)

Violet(Viola odorata)

White archangel / white deadnettle(Lamium album)

Wood avens(Geum urbanum)



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