Contents
Acknowledgments · vii
Foreword · ix
Preface: Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Story Within A Healing Grove · xi Introduction: Holly, Oak, and Pine: Enter My Personal Forest · xv
I: OUR HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS
1 | Igboro-Egun: Grove of the Ancestors ·
2 | Calabash: Vessel of African Culture, Spirituality, and Survival ·
3 | Black Folk Be Workin’ Dem Roots Long, Long Time:
An African Herbalist’s Overview ·
4 | Ceremonies, Rites, and Oracles of the Wood:
Transatlantic African Tree Veneration ·
II: REMEDIES AND RITUALS FOR DAILY LIFE
5 | Out Bush: Filters, Shields, and Field Guides ·
6 | Ways and Means: Tools and Techniques for Africa-Inspired Herbalists ·
7 | Seeds, Nuts, Pods, and Oils ·
8 | Fruit of Mother Nature’s Labor: Soul-Nourishing Berry and Fruit Trees ·
9 | Bark, Gum, Sap, Resins, and Moss Medicine ·
10 | Very Important Palms: VIPs of Transatlantic Tree World ·
Epilogue: Seeds of Hope: Participation in Villages Far and Wide ·
Resources and Organizations ·
Appendix A: Resources ·
Appendix B: Study and Apprenticeships ·
Notes ·
Glossary ·
Bibliography ·
Index ·
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