Throughout our journey into the plant world,

we have learned much along the way.

 First by attending Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (www.swiha.edu) 2 year Western Herbalism program taught by well known southwest Herbalist, JoAnn Sanchez. Then by continuing our herbal education over the years through educational videos, web trainings, yearly herbal conferences, one on one trainings with elder Herbalists, herbal trips to other parts of the world and books. Our love of books & those written by our favorite Herbalists are one way we continue to educate ourselves & others. We have created this resource page in hopes to share what we’ve learn with you. All that are listed are either teachers we’ve had classes with over the years or we know are true to their teachings. This list will continuously be growing. Enjoy your herbal journey. We are happy to help you along the way.

Recommended Resources

Herbal Books
Excellent Herbal Books to Enrich Your Lives:
  • A Modern HerbalMrs. M. Grieve
  • AdaptogensDavid Winston and Steven Maimes
  • Addiction-Free NaturallyBrigitte Mars
  • Common Herbs for Natural HealthJuliette de Bairacli Levy
  • Down ThereSusun Weed
  • Earth Mother HerbalShatoiya De La Tour
  • Encyclopedia of Natural MedicineMichael Murray, N.D. & Joseph Pizzorno, N. D.
  • Flower PowerAnne McIntyre
  • Handbook for Herbal HealingChristopher Hobbs
  • Healing with the Herbs of LifeLesley Tierra
  • Herb-A-DayJames A. Duke, Ph.D.
  • Herbal AntibioticsStephen Harrod Buhner
  • Herbal Therapy @ SupplementsMerrily A Kuhn & David Winston
  • Herbs for Health and HealingKathi Keville with Peter Korn
  • Medical HerbalismDavid Hoffman
  • Medicinal Herbs, A Beginners Guide, Rosemary Gladstar
  • Mycelium RunningPaul Stamets
  • Nutritional HerbologyMark Pedersen
  • Plant Spirit HealingPam Montgomery
  • Planting the FutureRosemary Gladstar and Pamela Hirsch
  • Seven Herbs:Plants as TeachersMatthew Wood
  • The Book of Herbal WisdomMatthew Wood
  • The Complete Illustrated Holistic HerbalDavid Hoffman
  • The Complete Herbal TutorAnne McIntyre
  • The Desktop Guide to Herbal MedicineBrigitte Mars
  • The Healing Power of GarlicPaul Bergner
  • The Herbal KitchenKami McBride
  • The Herbalist of YarrowShatoiya De La Tour
  • The Little Herb EncyclopediaJack Ritchason N.D.
  • The Roots of HealingDeb Soule
  • The Way of the HerbsMichael Tierra
  • Wild RootsDoug Elliott
Tea Books
  • Herbal TeasKathleen Brown
  • Healing Herbal TeasBrigitte Mars
Medicine Making Books by Herbalists
  • The Herbal Medicine-Maker’s Handbook: A Home ManualJames Green
  • Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the EarthSharol Tilgner
  • Rosemary Gladstar’s Family Herbal/Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health
  • Making Plant MedicineRicho Cech
Herbal Healing for Women
  • Herbal Healing for WomenRosemary Gladstar
  • The Complete Woman’s HerbalAnne McIntyre
  • The Herbal Menopause BookAmanda McQuade Crawford
  • Botanica EroticaDiana De Luca
  • Wise Woman Herbal Childbearing YearsSusun Weed
  • New Menopausal Years The Wise Woman WaySusun Weed
  • Breast Cancer, Breast Health The Wise Woman WaySusun Weed
  • Beauty by NatureBrigitte Mars
  • Herbs for Natural BeautyRosemary Gladstar
Herbal Organizations
  • American Botanical Council, Austin, Texas
  • American Herbalist Guild
  • United Plant Savers
Authors of Note
There is a staggering amount of herbal information out there and not all of it good. The following is a list of authors who have written books or papers you can trust. This list is by no means complete!
  • Amanda McQuade Crawford
  • Andrew Weil
  • Anne McIntyre
  • Aviva Romm
  • Brigitte Mars
  • Cascade Anderson Geller
  • Chris Kilham
  • Christopher Hobbs
  • Daniel Gagnon
  • David Hoffman
  • David Winston
  • Deb Soule
  • Donald Yance
  • Dr. V Lad
  • Ed Smith
  • Francis Brinker
  • James A. Duke
  • James Green
  • Juliette de Bairacli Levy
  • Lesley Tierra
  • Margi Flint
  • Mark Blumenthal
  • Matthew Wood
  • Michael Moore
  • Michael Tierra
  • Paul Bergner
  • Paul Stamets
  • Richo Cech
  • Rocio Alarcon
  • Rosemary Gladstar
  • Roy Upton
  • Steven Foster
  • Stephen Harrod Buhner
  • Susun Weed
  • Tieraona Low Dog