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by Tom Brown (Author) "Many people think that survivalists and herbalists are not unlike a swarm of locusts swooping down on the landscape and devouring everything..." (more)
Key Phrases: trailside nibble, small palmful, milder teas, Stalking Wolf, United States, New Jersey (more...)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Berkley Trade (December 15, 1986)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0425100634
  • ISBN-13: 978-0425100639
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,745 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An unusual plant guide, September 7, 2004
By M. Coppedge (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This book differs greatly from other edible-plant guides. First, it has no pictures of plants: neither drawings, nor illustrations or photographs. If you want to use this guide, you definitely need a second book that shows what the plants look like. Second, it is not about a technical description of plants but about their spiritual value. The author discusses every plant according to its "personality," which is a detailed account of his personal experience with the plant, childhood memories related to the plant, and teachings he got from an Apache elder. We then learn how the plant can be used as food and as medicine. In either case, the author shows clearly how the plant should be harvested, cooked, eaten, stored, prepared and prescribed. He also points to possible dangers if a particular plant can be easily confused with a toxic plant, or when a plant could trigger reactions in allergic people.

Although the spiritual approach may not appeal to everyone, this book is quite informative and in many ways better than the purely descriptive guides. It concentrates on about 45 plants you will find in meadows, fields, and (if you like weeds) in your backyard.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Plant information not found elsewhere, January 17, 2001
By Doug Kramer "encounter@connect.ab.ca" (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
In this Tom Brown, Jr. Field Guide, the reader is connected to plants in ways not explored in more scientific field guides. Mr. Brown shares stories, feelings and energies connected to various plants. In addition, there are medicinal and edible uses you WILL NOT find in other guides. These uses come from the Native American traditions so thoroughly explored by Grandfather Stalking Wolf and Tom Brown, Jr. himself. If you are a wild plant enthusiast, add this book to your library. If you have read Tom Brown, don't pass this one up.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the info it has, but not an identification and classification book, February 18, 2006
By Richard A. Hicks (Panama City, FL) - See all my reviews
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This book is written from the standpoint of someone who needs to use plants either for survival or bush medicine. It is not the best or most accurate filed guide for identifying or classifying plants. I found it best to use this book in conjunction with an Audubon field guide. The Audubon filed guide will give you a picture and a better description of the plant that you are looking for, Tom Brown's book tells you what to do with the plant when you find it.

Tom browns book is the more important part of this equation, what good is knowing what a plant looks like without knowing what it is used for? So, I recommend using a different field guide for finding a certain plant, and then using Tom Brown's guide and practice making the medicinal applications and teas that he has. This book was not designed to take the place of a standard photographic field guide. It is designed to be used first in conjunction with a standard field guide until you know the plant and can identify it, then the illustrations and such are only to jog your memory in the field if you are looking for a certain remedy plant but its been a while since you messed with it.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Not A "Feild" Giude, But Excelent Information
This book is not something that you can throw in your bag, take it to the woods, and identify plants with. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Cerebellum

4.0 out of 5 stars To be used with a field guide
This is a very useful book to be used with an actual field guide with pictures. I don't regret buying it as he goes into great detail and helps you remember the plants and their... Read more
Published 6 months ago by JohnnyCache

4.0 out of 5 stars youll never starve in the woods after reading this book
This is a book of possibilities. Tom covers about Fifty plants... Deeply.
He gives their personalities and the stories of how they came into his life and Grandfather's... Read more
Published 13 months ago by David M. Schultz

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a field guide but a personality guide
In this book Tom isn't really trying to make a field guide to identify edible/medicinal plants. He is trying to get you to enjoy those plants, not just use them. Read more
Published on April 20, 2007 by Mark Benson

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a field guide but great stories
I love Tom Brown, and his stories about plants are an important part of how I practice herbal medicine. Read more
Published on January 24, 2007 by Karen Vaughan

3.0 out of 5 stars A warning for readers
This book contains a description and uses of the plant comfrey.
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Before you go out ingesting plants you should look them up at reputable medical sites to see if... Read more
Published on November 22, 2005 by arturo escobedo

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Book And Educational
Tom Brown Jr's stories about his experiences with Stalking Wolf and other ancients will keep you entertained while you learn about the divers benefits of plants. Read more
Published on February 20, 2005 by Robert E Tilden

3.0 out of 5 stars The first of TB's books I ever read as a kid...
The plants it lists are more easily found in the Central and Eastern regions of North America. Out west, it was just interesting enough to make a kid want to read more of TBJ's... Read more
Published on April 16, 2004 by B. LOEHR

5.0 out of 5 stars Want to eat wild stuff? Read this book!
There's an old indian saying that you don't know someone until you've walked a mile in their mocasins. Read more
Published on July 24, 2003 by Daniel T. Davis

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best on "KNOWING" plants
This is an excelent book just like all of Tom's books. It takes you past the usual explainations and gives you a chance to really "Know" the plants. Read more
Published on October 23, 2000 by JLaw

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