[APWG] "Invasive Plant Medicine The Ecological Benefits and Healing Abilities of Invasives" by Timothy Lee Scott
Grace Lilly
vernal.pools at gmail.com
Wed Aug 25 14:42:14 CDT 2010
Today a NH friend emailed me re this book. Brattleboro is located in
VT. Would someone have more information? Thank you.
The author has an acupuncture studio in Brattleboro, and is giving a
book reading on Friday, Sept. 3rd, 5:30-7 PM, at Everybody's Books on
Elliot Street here in town:
Invasive Plant Medicine
The Ecological Benefits and Healing Abilities of Invasives
About Invasive Plant Medicine
The first book to demonstrate how plants originally considered harmful
to the environment actually restore Earth's ecosystems and possess
powerful healing properties.
* Explains how invasive plants enhance biodiversity, purify
ecosystems, and revitalize the land
* Provides a detailed look at the healing properties of 25 of the most
common invasive plants
Most of the invasive plant species under attack for disruption of
local ecosystems in the United States are from Asia, where they play
an important role in traditional healing. In opposition to the loud
chorus of those clamoring for the eradication of all these plants
that, to the casual observer, appear to be a threat to native flora,
Timothy Scott shows how these opportunistic plants are restoring
health to Earth's ecosystems. Far less a threat to the environment
than the cocktails of toxic pesticides used to control them, these
invasive plants perform an essential ecological function that serves
to heal both the land on which they grow and the human beings who live
upon it. These plants remove toxic residues in the soil, providing
detoxification properties that can help heal individuals.
Invasive Plant Medicine demonstrates how these "invasives" restore
natural balance and biodiversity to the environment and examines the
powerful healing properties offered by 25 of the most common invasive
plants growing in North America and Europe. Each plant examined
includes a detailed description of its physiological actions and uses
in traditional healing practices; tips on harvesting, preparation, and
dosage; contraindications; and any possible side effects. This is the
first book to explore invasive plants not only for their profound
medical benefits but also with a deep ecological perspective that
reveals how plant intelligence allows them to flourish wherever they
grow.
About the Author of Invasive Plant Medicine
Timothy Lee Scott is an acupuncturist and herbalist with a master's
degree in traditional Chinese medicine. He runs a private practice in
Vermont and gives workshops on Chinese herbalism, native medicinal
plant cultivation, and the benefits of invasive plants.
Praise for Invasive Plant Medicine
"I love this book. Brilliant and unique, Tim Scott's new book is about
to rock the world of plant enthusiasts. Written for the medical
professional, lay person, gardener, botanist, and biologist, it's for
everyone who loves and worships at the roots of the green world.
Invasive Plant Medicine provides a refreshing new theology of
'invasives,' or 'messenger' plants as they are so aptly termed by the
author. Tim Scott goes deep beneath the surface, where thought,
practicality, and poetry combine to create a dynamic new exploration
of common plant medicine. Poetic, wise, visionary, and practical, this
is my new favorite book about plants."
Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist and founder of United Plant Savers
"This is an important, insightful book that should be read by all
involved in herbal medicine or plant conservation, and more
importantly, for all of us who should be questioning authority. In
these times of rapid change it is refreshing to find such competent
questioning of 'established truths.' Thanks, Tim!"
David Hoffman, BSc, FNIMH, medical herbalist and author of Medical
Herbalism and Herbal Prescriptions after 50
"Timothy Lee Scott shows how wrongheaded it is to single out other
species as harmful. In nearly every case, the blame for damage done by
so-called invasive species lies with us, when we have created an
imbalance that opens opportunities for new species to move in. Tim
goes beyond simply removing blame from our fellow species. He shows
how erstwhile invaders can teach us how to heal damaged ecosystems and
ourselves."
Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale
Permaculture
"So, be warned, this is a dangerous book. Tim Scott will change how
you see 'invasives,' will make you question what you have been taught
about them, force you to reexamine what you have read in newspapers,
and demand you look more closely at what 'experts' have said."
Stephen Harrod Buhner, author of The Secret Teachings of Plants
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