Christina StapleyThe Tree Dispensary
The Uses, History, and Herbalism of Native European Trees
Christina Stapley is a retired medical herbalist with ten years of practice. She now teaches pharmacognosy, materia medica and the history of western herbal medicine. Christina is a member of the Herbal History Research Network, and for many years has tutored practical historical herb workshops. She is a Royal Horticultural Society lecturer and has written three books on growing and using herbs. Christina has written courses on ageing successfully with herbs and edited a book of 17th century cookery and medicinal recipes.
Dedication and Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
SPRING
Ash
Beech
Birch
Blackthorn
Elderflower
Hawthorn
Horse chestnut
Quince
Rosemary
Willow
SUMMER
Barberry
Black Mulberry
Elderberry
Fig
Limeflower
Oak
Walnut
AUTUMN
Crab Apple
Cramp Bark
Medlar
Pear
Rowan
Sea Buckthorn
Sweet Chestnut
WINTER
Bay
Hazel
Holly
Ivy
Juniper
Scots Pine
Bibliography
Biography for Christina Stapley
Index