Native Plants Native Healing rice Working in a complex territory

Working in a complex territory oscillating between representation

Readers are immersed in a world where all genders are respected

squash and other delectables

Aileen Moreton-Robinson's introductory essay provides a context for the emerging discipline

Ploughshares

Native Plants Native Healing rice Working in a complex territoryTraditional Muskogee Way. The Cherokee and Hitchiti author shares his knowledge of medicinal uses of plants and traditional Native root doctoring techniques. Readers learn how to identify, honor, and select common wild plants and are given information about responsible harvesting versus cultivation. The author explains how to prepare liniments, lotions, oils, salves, teas, and tinctures, and recommends specific remedies for numerous ailments. A must