Planting the Future

“The United Plant Savers group is dedicated to the ‘green medicine of plants,’ a natural approach to the healing benefits of our flora. An important contribution to the literature of herbalism.” * Alice Joyce, Booklist *“Exceptional.” * Today’s Books, February 8, 2001 *“A ground-breaking book (pun intended). A manual for personal and planetary health, an important book for city and country dwellers alike.” * Light of Consciousness, Winter 2002 *“A must-have for all of us who say that we worship the ground we walk on.” * Barbara Ardinger, PanGaia: Earthwise Spirituality, Winter 2001-02 *“The book draws on the experience not only of its two editors but also many other respected herbalists from the organization United Plant Savers.” * Pearly Baker Best, Magical Blend’s Natural Beauty & Health, Summer 2002 *

Rosemary Gladstar is a practicing herbalist with twenty-six years of experience. She is the founder of United Plant Savers (UpS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving America’s native medicinal plants, and cofounder of Sage Mountain Herbs, which offers a comprehensive herbal training program. She is also the author of numerous books, including the bestselling Herbal Healing for Women.

Pamela Hirsch, owner of Rowan Mountain Herbals, an herbal body-care business specializing in natural soaps, has worked with medicinal herbs for nearly a decade. Growing up in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe, she was exposed to different healing modalities at an early age. She shares her hard-won herbal secrets for staying healthy on the road in The Traveler’s Natural Medicine Kit.