Herbalism Through The Ages

by Ralph Whiteside Kerr

The seemingly magical power of herbs endowed them with a divine essence to the mind of early humans. Not only did they provide some of our earliest foods and become medicines for our illnesses but they also symbolized certain of our emotions and psychic feelings. This book presents the romantic history of herbs and their use even today.

Table Of Contents:

Foreword

Part One - Legend, Antiquity, And Early History

From the Dawn of Civilization

Aromas for the Gods

Mysterious Stonehenge

God’s Gift to Man

Part Two - Folklore And Transition

“Everything Is Becoming”

Herbs in the Colonies

Indian Culture Regions

Indian Herbal Rituals

The Earliest Agriculturists

Part Three - The American Heritage

Herbs Are Health Builders

Nature Knows Best

Food, Medicine, and Pleasure

Part Four - Epilogue

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