Herbal Medicine of the American Southwest (2006 & 2009)

The plant monographs are a combination of folk medicine, well-researched scientific findings, and conclusions found in the latest scientific journals. The bibliography is arranged clearly and neatly. I particularly like the way in which the author lists references separately for each plant, making it easy and accessible for the reader who may choose to do further research on an individual plant. -- HerbalGram

Kane explains how to dry the plants and to make teas and tinctures. He includes a glossary, an extensive bibliography -- Book News

Kane, an herbalist, operates the Tucson Clinic of Botanical Medicine where he uses medicinal plants in his private practice. -- Albuquerque Journal

The author has a functional belief in self-healing; the approach here is to offer nonpharmaceutical alternatives to standard medical therapeutics -- The Bloomsbury Review

As a working model of a modern herbal, the value of this book transcends both the limits of its geographic scope and its focus on nondomestic plant species. It should be of interest to lay readers and scientists alike, consumers and practitioners of herbal medicine, ethnobotanists, pharmacognosists, policy-makers, regulators and those interested in the utilization of wild medicinal plant species. -- Phytomedicine

Succinct practical indications and usage profiles of over 200 mostly SW desert plants by a herbalist who walks his talk. -- Jonathan Treasure's Herbal Bookworm

Herbal Medicine: Trends and Traditions (2009)

-- a scholarly study of folk and natural medicines as well as a guide to the preparation and use of wild plants as alternative remedies for what ails you. -- Booklist

This resource is so much more than Grandma's stash of cranberry juice, warm milk, and lavender oils. Though the "plants help people" approach is as old as the family tree, this deeper look into alternative treatment is attention-grabbing and inspiring. -- Foreword Magazine

With each entry organized alphabetically, the featured plants include their preparation technique, including tinctures, fluid extracts, ointments, salves, syrups, and more. Nicely illustrated with the inclusion of more than fifty photographs in full color, "Herbal Medicine" is enhanced for the reader with the inclusion of four informative appendices -- Midwest Book Review

I just got this and wow was I impressed. This literally answers every question that I would have about every herb. Basically it answers the who, what, when, where, why and how for each application for every herb listed. -- Amazon customer review