🌱 Ethnopharmacology

Books investigating traditional healing practices and indigenous medicine, bridging ancient plant knowledge and modern science in the search for new therapeutic compounds.

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine

by Andrew Chevallier • 2000

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

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1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🪴 Medicinal Plants 🏡 Home Remedies 🫖 Herbal Preparations 🌍 Global Traditions

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine 92%

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

by Andrew Chevallier 2000

4.53

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🪴 Medicinal Plants 🏡 Home Remedies 🫖 Herbal Preparations 🌍 Global Traditions

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook

by James Green • 2000

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.

4.40

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine ⚗️ Medicine Making 🌾 Wildcrafting ⚡ Herbal Energetics 👵 Folk Herbalism

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook Summary

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook 91%

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.

by James Green 2000

4.40

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine ⚗️ Medicine Making 🌾 Wildcrafting ⚡ Herbal Energetics 👵 Folk Herbalism

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies

by Nicole Apelian • 2021

Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.

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827

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔍 Plant Identification 🧪 Herbal Preparations 🍄 Foraging 📜 Folk Medicine

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies Summary

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies 91%

Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.

by Nicole Apelian 2021

4.58

827 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔍 Plant Identification 🧪 Herbal Preparations 🍄 Foraging 📜 Folk Medicine

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory

by Thomas Easley • 2016

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy. A field guide to making potent herbal medicines at home.

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998

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔬 Herbal Energetics 🧪 Herbal Preparations ⚗️ Herbal Formulations 🍲 Kitchen Medicine

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory 91%

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy. A field guide to making potent herbal medicines at home.

by Thomas Easley 2016

4.54

998 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔬 Herbal Energetics 🧪 Herbal Preparations ⚗️ Herbal Formulations 🍲 Kitchen Medicine

Sastun

by Rosita Arvigo • 1994

A Chicago transplant in Belize becomes the last apprentice of a 92-year-old Maya shaman.

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678

🪴 Ethnobotany 💊 Traditional Medicine 🌿 Plant Medicine ✨ Spiritual Healing 🥁 Shamanic Practice

Sastun 91%

A Chicago transplant in Belize becomes the last apprentice of a 92-year-old Maya shaman.

by Rosita Arvigo 1994

4.38

678 ratings

🪴 Ethnobotany 💊 Traditional Medicine 🌿 Plant Medicine ✨ Spiritual Healing 🥁 Shamanic Practice

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies

by Anne Kennedy • 2017

150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.

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278

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌱 Medicinal Plants 📖 Herbal Recipes 🍳 Kitchen Medicine 🧪 Home Apothecary

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies Summary

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies 91%

150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.

by Anne Kennedy 2017

4.25

278 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌱 Medicinal Plants 📖 Herbal Recipes 🍳 Kitchen Medicine 🧪 Home Apothecary

The Way of Herbs

by Michael Tierra • 1980

Home diagnosis, custom formulas, and safe herbal treatment using a system drawn from East and West.

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816

🍵 Herbal Medicine 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine 🌸 Holistic Health 🍲 Dietary Therapy 🧪 Formula Crafting

The Way of Herbs 91%

Home diagnosis, custom formulas, and safe herbal treatment using a system drawn from East and West.

by Michael Tierra 1980

4.28

816 ratings

🍵 Herbal Medicine 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine 🌸 Holistic Health 🍲 Dietary Therapy 🧪 Formula Crafting

Herbal Healing for Women

by Rosemary Gladstar • 1993

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

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1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

Herbal Healing for Women 91%

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

by Rosemary Gladstar 1993

4.39

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

African American Herbalism

by Lucretia VanDyke • 2023

Black herbal tradition, erased from textbooks: rootwork, spiritual baths, kitchen remedies.

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156

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Folk Healing 🖤 Black Folk Medicine 🏚️ Southern Folkways 🕯️ Ancestral Healing

African American Herbalism 91%

Black herbal tradition, erased from textbooks: rootwork, spiritual baths, kitchen remedies.

by Lucretia VanDyke 2023

4.32

156 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Folk Healing 🖤 Black Folk Medicine 🏚️ Southern Folkways 🕯️ Ancestral Healing

Healing Herbs and Spices

by Lee Anne Dobbins • 2012

Your spice rack's secret health powers: what each herb heals, with recipes for every one.

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205

🪴 Herbal Remedies 🥗 Food As Medicine 📖 Herb Profiles 🍵 Kitchen Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Foods

Healing Herbs and Spices 91%

Your spice rack's secret health powers: what each herb heals, with recipes for every one.

by Lee Anne Dobbins 2012

3.60

205 ratings

🪴 Herbal Remedies 🥗 Food As Medicine 📖 Herb Profiles 🍵 Kitchen Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Foods

The Herbalist's Way

by Nancy Phillips • 2005

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

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183

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing 🍄 Wildcrafting 🌍 Sustainable Living

The Herbalist's Way 91%

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

by Nancy Phillips 2005

4.37

183 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing 🍄 Wildcrafting 🌍 Sustainable Living

The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods

by James A. Duke • 2008

For 80+ conditions, the fix is on your plate. This reference tells you which food.

4.15

118

🍎 Food As Medicine 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🥑 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🥗 Digestive Health 🩺 Integrative Medicine

The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods Summary

The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods 90%

For 80+ conditions, the fix is on your plate. This reference tells you which food.

by James A. Duke 2008

4.15

118 ratings

🍎 Food As Medicine 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🥑 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🥗 Digestive Health 🩺 Integrative Medicine

This Is Your Mind on Plants

by Michael Pollan • 2021

Coffee, opium, and peyote: why culture, not chemistry, decides which plants are drugs.

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34k+

🪴 Ethnobotany ☕ Everyday Drugs 🌵 Psychedelic Science 💊 Opioid Crisis 🧠 Altered States

This Is Your Mind on Plants 90%

Coffee, opium, and peyote: why culture, not chemistry, decides which plants are drugs.

by Michael Pollan 2021

3.87

34k+ ratings

🪴 Ethnobotany ☕ Everyday Drugs 🌵 Psychedelic Science 💊 Opioid Crisis 🧠 Altered States

Ancient Remedies

by Josh Axe • 2021

The ancient medicine cabinet: herbs, oils, and food protocols that treat root causes, not symptoms.

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939

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health 🥗 Food As Medicine 💧 Essential Oils 🧠 Mind-Body Healing

Ancient Remedies 90%

The ancient medicine cabinet: herbs, oils, and food protocols that treat root causes, not symptoms.

by Josh Axe 2021

4.34

939 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health 🥗 Food As Medicine 💧 Essential Oils 🧠 Mind-Body Healing

Cannabis Pharmacy

by Michael Backes • 2013

Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.

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493

🌿 Medical Cannabis 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💊 Pain Management 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏥 Patient Guides

Cannabis Pharmacy 90%

Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.

by Michael Backes 2013

4.27

493 ratings

🌿 Medical Cannabis 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💊 Pain Management 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏥 Patient Guides

Essential Oils Natural Remedies

by Althea Press • 2015

From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.

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892

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💧 Natural Remedies 🧘 Holistic Health 🏺 Home Apothecary

Essential Oils Natural Remedies 90%

From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.

by Althea Press 2015

4.31

892 ratings

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💧 Natural Remedies 🧘 Holistic Health 🏺 Home Apothecary

Healing Herbal Teas

by Sarah Farr • 2016

What an herb tastes reveals what it heals. A formula for blending personalized medicinal teas.

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366

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🍵 Tea Blending 🍂 Seasonal Living 🌱 Modern Herbalism 🧘 Mindful Rituals

Healing Herbal Teas 89%

What an herb tastes reveals what it heals. A formula for blending personalized medicinal teas.

by Sarah Farr 2016

4.27

366 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🍵 Tea Blending 🍂 Seasonal Living 🌱 Modern Herbalism 🧘 Mindful Rituals

The Cosmic Serpent

by Jeremy Narby • 1998

A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.

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🌿 Ethnobotany 🍄 Psychedelics 🪶 Indigenous Knowledge 🐍 Comparative Mythology 🔬 Anthropology Of Science

The Cosmic Serpent 89%

A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.

by Jeremy Narby 1998

4.17

8k+ ratings

🌿 Ethnobotany 🍄 Psychedelics 🪶 Indigenous Knowledge 🐍 Comparative Mythology 🔬 Anthropology Of Science

The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are

by Seaan Paadraig O'Donoghue • 2021

The forest resets your nervous system in ways modern medicine overlooks. Here is how to return.

4.37

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Nature Connection ✨ Plant Spirit Medicine 🧬 Somatic Healing 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are Summary

The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are 89%

The forest resets your nervous system in ways modern medicine overlooks. Here is how to return.

by Seaan Paadraig O'Donoghue 2021

4.37

19 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Nature Connection ✨ Plant Spirit Medicine 🧬 Somatic Healing 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

The Intimate Herbal

by Marie White • 2022

Turn your pantry into an herbal pharmacy for sexual health: the plants, methods, and principles.

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🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Sexual Wellness 🍳 Kitchen Herbalism 🌿 Reproductive Health 🍄 Adaptogens

The Intimate Herbal 89%

Turn your pantry into an herbal pharmacy for sexual health: the plants, methods, and principles.

by Marie White 2022

4.45

29 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Sexual Wellness 🍳 Kitchen Herbalism 🌿 Reproductive Health 🍄 Adaptogens

Essential Oils for Beginners

by Althea Press • 2013

From your first bottle to custom blends for stress and sleep: essential oils without the guesswork.

3.92

1k+

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Holistic Health 🌼 Natural Remedies 🏺 Home Apothecary ✨ Modern Aromatherapy

Essential Oils for Beginners 89%

From your first bottle to custom blends for stress and sleep: essential oils without the guesswork.

by Althea Press 2013

3.92

1k+ ratings

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Holistic Health 🌼 Natural Remedies 🏺 Home Apothecary ✨ Modern Aromatherapy

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health

by Michelle Robson • 2016

Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.

3.63

🍳 Culinary Medicine 🌿 Herbal Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🛡️ Immune Support

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health Summary

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health 89%

Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.

by Michelle Robson 2016

3.63

8 ratings

🍳 Culinary Medicine 🌿 Herbal Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🛡️ Immune Support

Herbs for Stress & Anxiety

by Rosemary Gladstar • 1999

Soothe stress with kitchen-crafted remedies that strengthen the nervous system, not just numb it.

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250

🌿 Herbal Remedies 🧠 Holistic Mental Health 💪 Adaptogens 🏡 Home Herbalism 🧬 Nervous System Health

Herbs for Stress & Anxiety 89%

Soothe stress with kitchen-crafted remedies that strengthen the nervous system, not just numb it.

by Rosemary Gladstar 1999

4.32

250 ratings

🌿 Herbal Remedies 🧠 Holistic Mental Health 💪 Adaptogens 🏡 Home Herbalism 🧬 Nervous System Health

Around the World in 80 Plants

by Jonathan Drori • 2021

How a cactus, a purple dye, and a lethal bean rewrote history: 80 plants, 80 stories.

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1k+

🌿 Ethnobotany 👽 Plant Curiosities 🌍 Global Journey ⛵ Plants And Empire 💊 Medicinal Plants

Around the World in 80 Plants 89%

How a cactus, a purple dye, and a lethal bean rewrote history: 80 plants, 80 stories.

by Jonathan Drori 2021

4.40

1k+ ratings

🌿 Ethnobotany 👽 Plant Curiosities 🌍 Global Journey ⛵ Plants And Empire 💊 Medicinal Plants

Alkaline Herbal Medicine

by Aqiyl Aniys • 2016

Restore the alkaline, disease-resistant state of the African genome with the right herbs and diet.

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374

🥦 Alkaline Diet 🌿 Herbal Medicine ✊🏿 Black Wellness 🌱 Plant Based Healing 🍎 Food As Medicine

Alkaline Herbal Medicine 89%

Restore the alkaline, disease-resistant state of the African genome with the right herbs and diet.

by Aqiyl Aniys 2016

4.37

374 ratings

🥦 Alkaline Diet 🌿 Herbal Medicine ✊🏿 Black Wellness 🌱 Plant Based Healing 🍎 Food As Medicine

A Woman's Guide to Cannabis

by Nikki Furrer • 2018

Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.

4.07

1k+

🌿 Medical Cannabis ♀️ Women's Health 🌱 Plant Medicine 🧪 Cannabinoid Science 🍫 Edibles And Infusions

A Woman's Guide to Cannabis 89%

Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.

by Nikki Furrer 2018

4.07

1k+ ratings

🌿 Medical Cannabis ♀️ Women's Health 🌱 Plant Medicine 🧪 Cannabinoid Science 🍫 Edibles And Infusions

Ayahuasca in My Blood

by Peter Gorman • 2010

Spirit darts, testy guardians, and a jungle brew that saved a leg from amputation.

4.28

467

🌿 Plant Medicine 🍄 Entheogenic Healing 🌴 Amazonian Shamanism ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🌱 Plant Spirit Shamanism

Ayahuasca in My Blood 89%

Spirit darts, testy guardians, and a jungle brew that saved a leg from amputation.

by Peter Gorman 2010

4.28

467 ratings

🌿 Plant Medicine 🍄 Entheogenic Healing 🌴 Amazonian Shamanism ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🌱 Plant Spirit Shamanism

Avicenna's Medicine

by Avicenna • 1025

Four humors, nine temperaments: the medieval system returning to integrative clinics today.

4.29

276

🧪 Humoral Medicine 🕌 Islamic Medicine 🌡️ Temperament Types 🌿 Herbal Pharmacology 🏛️ Galenic Medicine

Avicenna's Medicine 89%

Four humors, nine temperaments: the medieval system returning to integrative clinics today.

by Avicenna 1025

4.29

276 ratings

🧪 Humoral Medicine 🕌 Islamic Medicine 🌡️ Temperament Types 🌿 Herbal Pharmacology 🏛️ Galenic Medicine

Smoke Signals

by Martin A. Lee • 2012

Cannabis was banned by politics, not science. Then the body revealed its own cannabinoid system.

4.29

537

🌿 Cannabis History ⚔️ Drug War 💊 Medical Marijuana ✌️ Counterculture History ⛓️ Drug Criminalization

Smoke Signals 89%

Cannabis was banned by politics, not science. Then the body revealed its own cannabinoid system.

by Martin A. Lee 2012

4.29

537 ratings

🌿 Cannabis History ⚔️ Drug War 💊 Medical Marijuana ✌️ Counterculture History ⛓️ Drug Criminalization

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders

by Sidney J. Kurn • 2008

Herbs and nutrients that target the shared mechanisms behind Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, and more.

3.60

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🥗 Nutritional Medicine 🧠 Brain Disorders 🔥 Neuroinflammation ⚡ Mitochondrial Health

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders Summary

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders 89%

Herbs and nutrients that target the shared mechanisms behind Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, and more.

by Sidney J. Kurn 2008

3.60

25 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🥗 Nutritional Medicine 🧠 Brain Disorders 🔥 Neuroinflammation ⚡ Mitochondrial Health

The Lyme Solution

by Darin Ingels • 2018

Antibiotics failed your Lyme. Recovery starts in the gut, with a five-part immune reset.

4.14

119

🏥 Chronic Illness 🔄 Integrative Medicine 🛡️ Autoimmune Disorders 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Herbal Medicine

The Lyme Solution 89%

Antibiotics failed your Lyme. Recovery starts in the gut, with a five-part immune reset.

by Darin Ingels 2018

4.14

119 ratings

🏥 Chronic Illness 🔄 Integrative Medicine 🛡️ Autoimmune Disorders 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Herbal Medicine

Food of the Gods

by Terence McKenna • 1992

A single psychoactive mushroom may have sparked language, religion, and human consciousness itself.

4.12

13k+

🧬 Human Evolution 🌿 Ethnobotany 🌀 Altered States 🍄 Psychedelic Studies ✨ Entheogens

Food of the Gods 89%

A single psychoactive mushroom may have sparked language, religion, and human consciousness itself.

by Terence McKenna 1992

4.12

13k+ ratings

🧬 Human Evolution 🌿 Ethnobotany 🌀 Altered States 🍄 Psychedelic Studies ✨ Entheogens

Trick or Treatment

by Simon Singh • 2008

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

4.11

5k+

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials 💭 Placebo Effect 🚫 Quackery

Trick or Treatment 88%

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

by Simon Singh 2008

4.11

5k+ ratings

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials 💭 Placebo Effect 🚫 Quackery

USE THIS FOR THAT

by Kathy Heshelow • 2017

Which oil eases a headache, insomnia, or a cold? A guide with just the recipe.

4.22

143

🧴 Aromatherapy 🌿 Essential Oils 🩹 Natural Remedies 🔮 Holistic Health 🧘 Stress Relief

USE THIS FOR THAT 88%

Which oil eases a headache, insomnia, or a cold? A guide with just the recipe.

by Kathy Heshelow 2017

4.22

143 ratings

🧴 Aromatherapy 🌿 Essential Oils 🩹 Natural Remedies 🔮 Holistic Health 🧘 Stress Relief

The Chemical Muse

by D.C.A. Hillman • 2008

Classical civilization was built on psychoactive plants. The story of how history erased that.

3.89

177

🍄 Entheogenic History 🏛️ Classical Revisionism 🎭 Creative Intoxication 🌿 Plant Medicine 🍷 Ritual Intoxication

The Chemical Muse 88%

Classical civilization was built on psychoactive plants. The story of how history erased that.

by D.C.A. Hillman 2008

3.89

177 ratings

🍄 Entheogenic History 🏛️ Classical Revisionism 🎭 Creative Intoxication 🌿 Plant Medicine 🍷 Ritual Intoxication

Shroom

by Andy Letcher • 2007

From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.

3.87

375

🍄 Cultural History 🔬 Psychedelic Research ⚕️ Psychedelic Therapy 🧠 Transpersonal Psychology ✨ Mystical Experiences

Shroom 88%

From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.

by Andy Letcher 2007

3.87

375 ratings

🍄 Cultural History 🔬 Psychedelic Research ⚕️ Psychedelic Therapy 🧠 Transpersonal Psychology ✨ Mystical Experiences

Cannabis Is Medicine

by Bonni Goldstein MD • 2020

Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.

4.44

135

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🌿 Plant Medicine 💊 Chronic Pain Management 💉 Opioid Alternatives ⚕️ Integrative Medicine

Cannabis Is Medicine 88%

Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.

by Bonni Goldstein MD 2020

4.44

135 ratings

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🌿 Plant Medicine 💊 Chronic Pain Management 💉 Opioid Alternatives ⚕️ Integrative Medicine

The Scalpel and the Silver Bear

by Lori Arviso Alvord • 2000

Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.

4.03

1k+

📖 Medical Memoir 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🔥 Traditional Healing 🌍 Cross-Cultural Medicine 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine

The Scalpel and the Silver Bear 88%

Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.

by Lori Arviso Alvord 2000

4.03

1k+ ratings

📖 Medical Memoir 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🔥 Traditional Healing 🌍 Cross-Cultural Medicine 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine

Do You Believe in Magic?

by Paul A. Offit • 2013

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

4.11

3k+

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

Do You Believe in Magic? 88%

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

by Paul A. Offit 2013

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

The Cannabis Manifesto

by Steve DeAngelo • 2015

A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.

4.10

367

🏛️ Drug Policy Reform 🌿 Cannabis Wellness ⚖️ Racial Justice ✊ Civil Rights 🛡️ Harm Reduction

The Cannabis Manifesto 88%

A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.

by Steve DeAngelo 2015

4.10

367 ratings

🏛️ Drug Policy Reform 🌿 Cannabis Wellness ⚖️ Racial Justice ✊ Civil Rights 🛡️ Harm Reduction

Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion

by Michelle Janikian • 2019

Psilocybin trips can heal or haunt. The difference: preparation, a sober sitter, and the work after.

4.33

525

🌿 Plant Medicines 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy ⚖️ Microdosing 🛡️ Trip Safety 🔄 Psychedelic Integration

Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion Summary

Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion 88%

Psilocybin trips can heal or haunt. The difference: preparation, a sober sitter, and the work after.

by Michelle Janikian 2019

4.33

525 ratings

🌿 Plant Medicines 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy ⚖️ Microdosing 🛡️ Trip Safety 🔄 Psychedelic Integration

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide

by Joseph Alton • 2015

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

4.11

131

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide Summary

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide 88%

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

by Joseph Alton 2015

4.11

131 ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

Magic Medicine

by Cody Johnson • 2018

How the world's most feared drugs became the most promising medicines for trauma and depression.

4.13

156

🍄 Psychedelic Medicine ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🛋️ Psychedelic Therapy 💧 Microdosing

Magic Medicine 88%

How the world's most feared drugs became the most promising medicines for trauma and depression.

by Cody Johnson 2018

4.13

156 ratings

🍄 Psychedelic Medicine ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🛋️ Psychedelic Therapy 💧 Microdosing

Lives of the Trees

by Diana Wells • 2010

Almonds once meant hope, cypresses mourning. A cultural biography of the trees that shaped history.

3.79

287

🌳 Cultural Botany 📖 Tree Lore 🗣️ Plant Folklore 🌏 Human-Plant Bond 🛠️ Historical Ecology

Lives of the Trees 88%

Almonds once meant hope, cypresses mourning. A cultural biography of the trees that shaped history.

by Diana Wells 2010

3.79

287 ratings

🌳 Cultural Botany 📖 Tree Lore 🗣️ Plant Folklore 🌏 Human-Plant Bond 🛠️ Historical Ecology

Prescription for Nutritional Healing

by Phyllis A. Balch CNC • 1990

Stop guessing: a handbook that tells you which supplement to take, how much, and why.

4.40

7k+

🍎 Nutritional Healing 💊 Supplement Guide 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🧪 Vitamins & Minerals ✨ Natural Healing

Prescription for Nutritional Healing Summary

Prescription for Nutritional Healing 88%

Stop guessing: a handbook that tells you which supplement to take, how much, and why.

by Phyllis A. Balch CNC 1990

4.40

7k+ ratings

🍎 Nutritional Healing 💊 Supplement Guide 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🧪 Vitamins & Minerals ✨ Natural Healing

Grow a New Body

by Alberto Villoldo • 2015

Flip the body's aging switches: shamanic fasting and plant intelligence to awaken 500 repair genes.

4.17

1k+

🍃 Amazonian Shamanism 🩺 Integrative Medicine ⏳ Longevity Science 🦾 Biohacking 🦠 Gut-Brain Health

Grow a New Body 88%

Flip the body's aging switches: shamanic fasting and plant intelligence to awaken 500 repair genes.

by Alberto Villoldo 2015

4.17

1k+ ratings

🍃 Amazonian Shamanism 🩺 Integrative Medicine ⏳ Longevity Science 🦾 Biohacking 🦠 Gut-Brain Health

The Healing Powers of Honey

by Cal Orey • 2011

181 active compounds in one spoonful: honey's uses for healing, cooking, and natural beauty.

3.78

138

🏥 Natural Remedies 🍯 Superfoods 🐝 Bee Conservation 🫒 Mediterranean Diet 🌿 Holistic Health

The Healing Powers of Honey 88%

181 active compounds in one spoonful: honey's uses for healing, cooking, and natural beauty.

by Cal Orey 2011

3.78

138 ratings

🏥 Natural Remedies 🍯 Superfoods 🐝 Bee Conservation 🫒 Mediterranean Diet 🌿 Holistic Health

How Forests Think

by Eduardo Kohn • 2013

Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.

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🌴 Amazonian Ethnography 🕸️ Multispecies Ethnography 🧬 Biosemiotics 🌍 More-Than-Human ✨ Animism

How Forests Think 88%

Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.

by Eduardo Kohn 2013

3.86

1k+ ratings

🌴 Amazonian Ethnography 🕸️ Multispecies Ethnography 🧬 Biosemiotics 🌍 More-Than-Human ✨ Animism

Earthing

by Clinton Ober • 2010

Bare skin on ground transfers electrons that neutralize inflammation. Modern shoes stopped the flow.

3.97

2k+

⚡ Energy Medicine 🦴 Ancestral Health 🔥 Inflammation Reduction 😴 Sleep Optimization 💊 Pain Management

Earthing 88%

Bare skin on ground transfers electrons that neutralize inflammation. Modern shoes stopped the flow.

by Clinton Ober 2010

3.97

2k+ ratings

⚡ Energy Medicine 🦴 Ancestral Health 🔥 Inflammation Reduction 😴 Sleep Optimization 💊 Pain Management

Pharmacology for Medical Graduates

by Tara V. Shanbhag • 2015

Pharmacology organized by body system: mechanisms, side effects, and clinical logic made exam-ready.

3.85

192

🧪 Clinical Pharmacology 🏥 Medical Education ⚙️ Drug Mechanisms 📝 Exam Preparation 🫀 Systems Pharmacology

Pharmacology for Medical Graduates Summary

Pharmacology for Medical Graduates 88%

Pharmacology organized by body system: mechanisms, side effects, and clinical logic made exam-ready.

by Tara V. Shanbhag 2015

3.85

192 ratings

🧪 Clinical Pharmacology 🏥 Medical Education ⚙️ Drug Mechanisms 📝 Exam Preparation 🫀 Systems Pharmacology

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