Healing Wise (Wise Woman Herbal)

Book Review by Christina Francine

Author: Susun S. Weed
Publisher: Ash Tree Publishing 1989
http://www.ashtreepublishing.com/#5
http://www.susunweed.com/4%20library_sw.htm#library1
Pages: 295
ISBN# 0-9614620-2-7
Price: $12.95

This creative herbal healing guide will teach herbalists of all levels. Susun Weed gently offers  information about three traditional ways of healing along with insightful aspects of each. She goes on to  explain that the Wise Woman Traditions are nourishing and simple, easy approach to healing. Later, in the book, Weed shares her knowledge of alternative healing with seven common,  abundant herbs. She teaches in an entertaining way the nutrients contained in each, the effect they  have on the body, and a variety of ways to prepare and use them. Weed offers her knowledge in such a  fashion that the reader suddenly realizes they are refreshed. It's almost as if they just visited an earthy  scented forest or a butterfly filled, grass-waving field.

To add further to the good feelings this guide presents Toni Bernhard sprinkles charming 
illustrations throughout the book and Alan McKnight a watercolor book-cover along with delightful  calligraphic plant names.  Contents (because it's nice to know what a book contains)

PART 1: Traditions of Healing
- WISE WOMAN ways nourish spiraling transformations
- HEROIC ways cleanse the spirit's dirty temple
- SPIRALS OF TRANSFORMATION put it all in perspective
- Chart of the Healing Traditions
- Medicine Wheel of the Wise Woman Tradition

PART 2: Green Allies and Deep Roots
-BURDOCK: “Get down!”
-CHICKWEED: The Little Star Lady 
-DANDELION: “Doctor Dent-de-leon, s'il vous plait”
-NETTLE: “Pay attention”
-OATSTRAW: Secret Sexy Goddess Reveals All 
-VIOLET: Sweet (Shy) Aunt Vi 
Herbal Pharmacy
Glossary
Index
Recipe Index

Susun Weed follows through with her belief that healing comes first by nourishment. She 
feeds reader's souls with the way she writes. One cannot help but relax and have fun reading and  using this book.