Blackberry Cove Herbal: Healing With Common Herbs in the Appalachian Wise-Woman Tradition

" a lyrical monthly almanac of Appalachian medicinal plants and the traditional lore associated with them." Library Journal

"Through the lore that has been passed down in the Appalachian wise-woman tradition and in her own lifelong observation of plants, Rago has stepped into that magical world of herbs as food, herbs as medicinal remedies, herbs as a connection to ancestors and their lives." The Washington Post

A celebration of the seasons in the Appalachian mountains and the common herbs that bloom in each, with traditional wisdom, recipes and legends

The perfect gift for a special gardening friend this beautiful little book is set in Blackberry Cove, a mountain farm, tucked up between the rocky ridges of the Appalachian Mountains. In these pages, native West Virginia herbalist Linda Rago describes the seasons in Blackberry Cove, the herbs she finds there each month (wild and free to spring up wherever the wind carries their seed) and passes along her Appalachian grandmothers words of wisdom and advice for using them in recipes, remedies, and life. Discover the healing properties of each common herb and the bounty each month has to offer from the mullein of March to the wintergreen of February 48 herbs in all.