A healing grove : African tree remedies and rituals for body and spirit /
Bird, Stephanie Rose,1960-
Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books,
c2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Igboro-egun : grove of the ancestors -- Calabash : vessel of African culture, spirituality, and survival -- Black folk be workin' dem roots long, long time : an African herbalist's overview -- Ceremonies, rites, and oracles of the wood : transatlantic African tree veneration -- Out bush : filters, shields, and field guides -- Ways and means : tools and techniques for Africa-inspired herbalists -- Seeds, nuts, pods, and oils -- Fruit of mother nature's labor : soul-nourishing berry and fruit trees -- Bark, gum, sap, resins, and moss medicine -- Very important palms : VIPs of transatlantic tree world.
Trees
Traditional medicine
African American magic.