- Paperback: 212 pages
- Publisher: Mercat Press (Nov 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1873644604
- ISBN-13: 978-1873644607
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 18.5 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 828,137 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A generous book, a model of research and organisation.' Times Literary Supplement 'Worthwhile and entirely relevant, not just to Scotland. Ethnobotany ... helps engender respect for nature.' BBC Wildlife 'A unique and longed-for book.' Scottish Book Collector 'The first comprehensive guide to the many ways in which wild plants have been used in Scotland over the centuries. It covers the history and folklore of plants, and their use in textiles, arts and crafts.' Scottish Home and Country
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very useful descritpion of plants with practical applications. Tess, quite rightly, notes that medicinal and magical beliefs are difficult to separate and the result is a series of entries from evidence-based research to warding off fairies. Fascinating and charming. A must for Scotland-based Palaeoquest students.
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The Scots Herbal ( The Plant Lore of Scotland)
24 Oct 2000
Format:Paperback
This is a delightful book which breaks into two sections. The first deals with the plants generally and there uses throughout history taking into account religious and political changes to both the nature of the land and attitudes to their usage. It is an extremely intelligent and insightful account based on a great deal of research and knowledge, and some wonderful humour imbedded in the text. The second part of the book tells the reader of the indigenous plants by common, Latin, Scots and Gaelic names. It looks at the use specific plants were put to. and although it does not tell you how to make a plant dye, or how to make a poultice, there are many books which do. This book is , in my experience as a Scot living in Scotland who has been interested in herbalism for over a decade a unique find.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Good, but take some bits with a grain of salt
8 Sep 2006
Format:Paperback
I got this one recently, and in parts it's an excellent book. I would advise taking at least some of it with a grain of salt, though, as she does rather go on about the fictional Celtic Great Goddess and the equally fictional Tree Calendar a bit. She seems to take all sources as equally valid, citing authors like Robert Graves, Mary Daly, and Kaledon Naddair along side authorities like F. Marian MacNeill and Anne Ross and more technical documents like pollen studies.
This said, she seems to be an excellent source for Gaelic names of plants, medicinal traditions in the Highlands and Islands, and material regarding fiber arts and dyeing. She falls down a bit where she goes with Gravesian and NeoPagan sources for spiritual information. I feel that this is definitely worth the money, but one should take certain of her assertions with some caution.
This said, she seems to be an excellent source for Gaelic names of plants, medicinal traditions in the Highlands and Islands, and material regarding fiber arts and dyeing. She falls down a bit where she goes with Gravesian and NeoPagan sources for spiritual information. I feel that this is definitely worth the money, but one should take certain of her assertions with some caution.
The Scots Herbal
11 Nov 2011
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This is an excellent book to wet your appetite for herbal remedies & Scottish/Gaelic lore.
Although the book does not give explicit instructions on how to prepare the herbs, it does give you plenty of information of what the herbs were used for, along with historical information. There are 140 references listed in the Bibliography section, toward the back of the book.
A very interesting book!
Although the book does not give explicit instructions on how to prepare the herbs, it does give you plenty of information of what the herbs were used for, along with historical information. There are 140 references listed in the Bibliography section, toward the back of the book.
A very interesting book!
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