CONTENTS

Preface

INTRODUCTION: WILDCRAFTING YOUR MEDICINE

TIMING YOUR HARVEST: A GUIDE TO SEASONAL WILDCRAFTING

WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE MOUNTAIN STATES

alder

alfalfa

alumroot

amaranth

angelica

apple

arnica

aspen

balsamroot

beebalm

bistort

black walnut

bluebells

blueberry

burdock

catnip

chaparral

chickweed

chicory

cleavers

cota

cottonwood

crabapple

cranesbill

dandelion

dock

Douglas fir

elderberry

estafiate

fir

fireweed

glacier lily

globemallow

goldenrod

grindelia

hawthorn

horehound

horsetail

hyssop

juniper

linden

mallow

Mormon tea

motherwort

mountain ash

mullein

northern bedstraw

oak

Oregon grape

osha

peach

pearly everlasting

pedicularis

pine

pineapple weed

piñon

plantain

prickly pear

purslane

raspberry

red clover

redroot

rose

sagebrush

Saint John’s wort

shepherd’s purse

Siberian elm

skullcap

skunkbush

snakeweed

Solomon’s plume

spikenard

spruce

starry Solomon’s seal

stinging nettle

sumac

sweet clover

sweet grass

sweet root

teasel

usnea

uva-ursi

valerian

veronica

vervain

violet

wild asparagus

wild caraway

wild cherry

wild hops

wild lettuce

wild licorice

wild mint

wild strawberry

willow

willowherb

wormwood

yarrow

yerba mansa

yucca

Metric Conversions

Useful Resources

Acknowledgments

Photo Credits

Index