Wolf D. Storl is a cultural ecologist and university professor who
has conducted research and taught in the United States, India,
Mexico, the Canary Islands, South Africa, and much of Europe. As an
anthropologist his area of research is shamanism and healing in
traditional societies with a focus on the role of plants in all
aspects of life, including sacred symbolism, magic, medicine,
foods, and poisons.
The author of more than two dozen books in German and English
including Healing Lyme Disease Naturally, he lives with his family
and a number of pets in the forested foothills of the Alps in
southern Germany, where he gardens, collects herbs, conducts
ethnobotanical studies and writes his books.
“A deep excursion into the heart of herbalism … The Herbal Lore of
Wise Women and Wortcunners invites us into the hearts and essences
of the plants and encourages us to discover ‘who’ they are through
the realm of our own senses.”
—from the foreword by Rosemary Gladstar, author of Rosemary
Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health and coauthor of The
Herbalist’s Way
“For the serious student of herb lore, or anyone who would be
delighted by the colorful history of herbalism … Wolf Dieter Storl
has penned an account of wortcunning that is entertaining and
practical. Without sacrificing pragmatic information about the
healing properties of plants, Storl reveals the amazing
mystique of this ancient lore.”
—Matthew Wood, author of The Earthwise Herbal
“A thorough history of global plant medicine that incorporates
intellect, science, and lore … an insightful reference that needs
to be part of every herbalist’s library.”
—Kris Hill, herbalist and founder of Hillbotanical.com
"I own at least a couple of hundred books on all aspects of herbs
and herbalism, but this one is my all-time favorite. Not so much a
book about herbs, but a literary walk down the secret garden path
to the plant devas themselves. I have learned more about the art
and craft of traditional herbalism from these pages than from any
other source, and I am delighted that this book is now, finally,
becoming available to the English speaking world! A 'must read' for
any student of herbalism who wants to go beyond formulas and
constituents."
—Kat Morgenstern, founder of ethnobotany and ecotravel website
SacredEarth.com
“[The book] discusses old European, Oriental, and Native American
herbal medicine with all of their mysticism and in the same breath
speaks about modern concepts of health. The reader is taken into a
historic world that accepted and used herbal energetics in healing.
The text delves into principles of shamanism, homeopathy, planetary
influences, and anthroposophic medicine. … Comparisons of Chinese,
Ayurvedic, and Greek classifications of medical plants according to
taste and smell is particularly interesting.”
—Kathi Keville, American Herb Association
“[Wolf D. Storl] provides enough detail to empower the novice while
surprising the old hand. … I recommend this book to any practicing
herbalist and serious researcher who seeks a source of literature
previously lacking in our discipline.”
—Amanda McQuade Crawford, consultant medical herbalist at The Ojai
Center of Phytotherapy and contributing editor to HerbalGram
“The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners offers a survey of
the healing art of ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans and
contrasts these early practices with herbal medicine today from
Chinese, Indian and Native American medicine. Author Wolf D. Storl
explains how to collect plants, distill, and administer medicines
from them and includes old-world 'women's plants' and their other
uses as well. … A fine acquisition for any interested in herbalism
and botany.”
—Midwest Book Review
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