American Indian Healing Arts: Herbs, Rituals, and Remedies for Every Season of Life

by Karen Baar and E. Barrie Kavasch

Book Overview

American Indian Healing Arts is a magical blend of plant lore, history, and living tradition that draws on a lifetime of study with native healers by herbalist and ethnobotanist E. Barrie Kavasch. Here are the time-honored tribal rituals performed to promote good health, heal illness, and bring mind and spirit into harmony with nature. Here also are dozens of safe, effective earth remedies--many of which are now being confirmed by modern research...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553378813
• ISBN13: 9780553378818
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A must for your native American library!

This book is jam packed with herbal cures and remedies, shows photos/drawings of the herbs in their natural state so you know exactly what to look for. Well written and subject divided and a must for any native American library. Quite an encyclopedia of information.

A Gift

I've always had the fantasy of becoming an apprentice to a gifted Native American medicine woman--that is until reading "American Indian Healing Arts" by E. Barrie Kavasch and Karen Baar, when my fantasy became a reality. This book is rich with history, accurate herbal information, great medicinal recipes presented in an easy to follow format. "American Indian Healing Arts" is wonderfully reflective of Native American spiritual practices especially in its attention to rites of passage and stages of life. The tender manner with which the information is presented is welcoming, encouraging, inclusive and heartwarming--bound to lead many an apprentice down the path of pursuing greater understanding of Native American medicine.

A Guide to Exploring our Native Cultures

I found this book exciting to read. It is filled with traditions of Native Americans and gives us recipes for herbs and rituals to try. If you are looking to expand your knowledge of American Indial Healing Arts, this is the book to help you on your way.

Exciting "new" classic in this fine field of healing!

My gratitude to the authors & publisher for this fabulous new book! These many fine recipes & healing guidelines are so valuable! The leaf rubbings & illustrations give this book vary special character & depth, & the plants' spirits seem to fill each page with strength & re-newed energies. Quite a big accomplishment! I will enjoy using this book for many years!

Unique One-Of-A-Kind Book on this subject! Fine artwork!

This long overdue book is a great credit to this subject! Co-authors Kavasch & Baar have delved deeply into this vast therapeutic subject with sensitivities and real passion for this work! This book will change the way people think about Native American healing traditions! Plus, a portion of the author's royalties flow back into Indian education at many levels of benefit.