02535cam a2200349 i 4500 2588556435 TxAuBib 20251013120000.0 201210s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020951898 9780826362179 paperback 0826362176 paperback (OCoLC)1201662352 TxAuBib rda Saville, Dara, author. The ecology of herbal medicine : a guide to plants and living landscapes of the American Southwest / Dara Saville. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2021] ©2021. xxii, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-274) and index. Knowing the land. Ecological herbalism ; Medicinal plant landscapes of the southwest ; Reconnecting with living landscapes ; Rooted in relationships with the land and plants -- Knowing the plants. The importance of weeds, commoners, and wild-spirited gardens ; Materia medica -- Medicinal plants of the southwest -- Invasive trees. "The Ecology of Herbal Medicine introduces botanical medicine through an in-depth exploration of the land, presenting a unique guide to plants found across the American Southwest. An accomplished herbalist and geographer, Dara Saville offers readers an ecological manual for developing relationships with the land and plants in a new theoretical approach to using herbal medicines. Designed to increase our understanding of plants' rapport with their environment, this trailblazing herbal speaks to our innate connection to place and provides a pathway to understanding the medicinal properties of plants through their ecological relationships. With thirty-nine plant profiles and detailed color photographs, Saville provides an extensive materia medica in which she offers practical tools and information alongside inspiration for working with plants in a way that restores our connection to the natural world"-- Back cover. 20251013. Medicinal plants Southwest, New. Materia medica, Vegetable Southwest, New. Desert plants Therapeutic use Southwest, New. Herbs Therapeutic use Southwest, New. Ecology Southwest, New.