Tom Brown's Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants

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Summary: This is a Great book!
Review: I feel this is one of the best books on the subject of edible wild plants. It is very informative and gives a lot more information than other plant books. I would recomend this book to anyone interested in the wilderness.

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Summary: the ultimate resource
Review: i read this book after finishing THE TEACHINGS OF DON JUAN (which if you haven't read, you must)and it is delightful in the context of that book as well. Brown's book is the most insightful wilderness guidebook i've ever read.

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Summary: the ultimate resource
Review: i read this book after finishing THE TEACHINGS OF DON JUAN (which if you haven't read, you must)and it is delightful in the context of that book as well. Brown's book is the most insightful wilderness guidebook i've ever read.

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Summary: Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants
Review: I was very disappointed by this book. It is a field guide, yet contains no pictures for identification. If you don't already know what plant you have, this book is no use. If you already know, you probably don't need this book.

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Summary: Plant information not found elsewhere
Review: In this Tom Brown, Jr. Field Guide, the reader is connected to plants in ways not explored in more scientific field guides. Mr. Brown shares stories, feelings and energies connected to various plants. In addition, there are medicinal and edible uses you WILL NOT find in other guides. These uses come from the Native American traditions so thoroughly explored by Grandfather Stalking Wolf and Tom Brown, Jr. himself. If you are a wild plant enthusiast, add this book to your library. If you have read Tom Brown, don't pass this one up.

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Summary: The first of TB's books I ever read as a kid...
Review: The plants it lists are more easily found in the Central and Eastern regions of North America. Out west, it was just interesting enough to make a kid want to read more of TBJ's books.

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Summary: Want to eat wild stuff? Read this book!
Review: There's an old indian saying that you don't know someone until you've walked a mile in their mocasins. The same is true for plants--you don't know them without personal experience. This book is the next best thing to that personal close-up experience.

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Summary: A Must
Review: This book by Tom Brown was ment to be different. It explains more than just what type of plant to look for but how to use it, when to use it, and why. That is what makes this a must for a wildlife enthusiast.

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Summary: An unusual plant guide
Review: This book differs greatly from other edible-plant guides. First, it has no pictures of plants: neither drawings, nor illustrations or photographs. If you want to use this guide, you definitely need a second book that shows what the plants look like. Second, it is not about a technical description of plants but about their spiritual value. The author discusses every plant according to its "personality," which is a detailed account of his personal experience with the plant, childhood memories related to the plant, and teachings he got from an Apache elder. We then learn how the plant can be used as food and as medicine. In either case, the author shows clearly how the plant should be harvested, cooked, eaten, stored, prepared and prescribed. He also points to possible dangers if a particular plant can be easily confused with a toxic plant, or when a plant could trigger reactions in allergic people.

Although the spiritual approach may not appeal to everyone, this book is quite informative and in many ways better than the purely descriptive guides. It concentrates on about 45 plants you will find in meadows, fields, and (if you like weeds) in your backyard.

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: This book doesn't have the impersonality of other edible and medicinal plant books. It doesn't have a lot of pictures or good descriptions, but it shows the other side of gathering wild plants, the spiritual experience. It also gives a good introduction to Tom Brown's philosophy. If you want a stuffy book with lots of pictures and blunt descriptions, without any feeling, get another book. But if you want to know what it felt like to our hunter-gatherer ancesters, read this one.