Blackberry Cove Herbal - Healing with Common Herbs in the Appalachian Wise-Woman Tradition (Paperback)

The perfect gift for a special friend - this beautiful little book is set in Blackberry Cove, an Appalachian mountain farm, a few nearly-level clearings tucked up between the rocky ridges. In these pages, native West Virginia herbalist Linda Ragodescribes the seasons in Blackberry Cove, the herbs she finds there each month, wild and free to spring up wherever the wind carries their seed. Out of the mountain stillness, you'll hear the Appalachian grandmothers' words of wisdom and advice, their recipes, remedies, and legends of long ago when herbs were the only medicine and storytelling was an art. Discover the healing properties of each common herb and the bounty each month has to offer - from the mullein of March to the wintergreen of February - 48 herbs in all. Try the recipes for traditional remedies, lotions and ointments, sauces, jellies, vinegars and teas in your own life and be grateful that Mother Nature's voice can still be heard.