Identifying & Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants电子书

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Foraging for Wild Plants

Preparing to Forage: Conservation and Safety

Equipment

Wild Foods, Nutrition, and Herbal Medicine

Herbal Actions

Herbal Preparations

Identifying Wild Plants

Wild Plants and Natural History

Leaves

Flowers

Fruit

Roots

Thorns and Natural History

Shoots

Life Cycles

Plant Types: Herbaceous Plants, Trees, Shrubs, and Vines

Native and Exotic Species

Natural Habitats

Lawns, Meadows, and Humans

Overgrown Fields

Thickets

Woodlands

Disturbed Areas

Deserts

Mountains

The Seashore

Other Wetlands

Seasonal Cycles

Chapter 2 - Edible Wild Plants of Mid-Spring

Plants of Lawns and Meadows in Mid-to Late Spring

Clovers • Asiatic Dayflower • Lady’s Thumb • Purslane • Wood Sorrel

Other Plants of Lawns and Meadows in Mid- to Late Spring

Plants of Cultivated Areas in Mid-to Late Spring

Plants of Disturbed Areas in Mid- to Late Spring

Bracken • Burdock • Epazote • Pineapple Weed • Poison Ivy and Its Relatives • Pokeweed

Other Plants of Disturbed Areas in Mid- to Late Spring

Plants of Fields in Mid- to Late Spring

Black Locust • Cow Parsnip • Lamb’s-Quarters • Common Milkweed • Mints

Other Plants of Fields in Mid- to Late Spring

Plants of Thickets in Mid- to Late Spring

Greenbrier • Hercules’-Club • Wisteria

Other Plants of Thickets in Mid- to Late Spring

Plants of Woodlands in Mid- to Late Spring

Honewort • Kentucky Coffee Tree • Linden • Ostrich Fern • Redbud

Other Plants of Woodlands in Mid-to Late Spring

Plants of Freshwater Wetlands in Mid-to Late Spring

Angelica • Cattail • Coltsfoot • Jewelweed • Marshmallow and Relatives

Other Plants of Freshwater Wetlands in Mid- to Late Spring

Plants of the Seashore in Mid- to Late Spring

Asparagus • Bayberries • Glasswort • Seaweeds • Rockweed • Sea Lettuce • Irish Moss • Dulse • Laver • Edible Kelp • Horsetail Kelp

Other Plants of the Seashore in Mid-to Late Spring

Plants of Mountains in Mid- to Late Spring

Chapter 3 - Edible Wild Plants of Summer

Plants of Lawns and Meadows in Summer

Plants of Cultivated Areas in Summer

Plants of Disturbed Areas in Summer

Plants of Fields in Summer

Wild Bean • Ground Cherry • Common Strawberry • Common Sunflower • Yarrow

Other Plants of Fields in Summer

Plants of Thickets in Summer

Blackberries • Blueberries • Cornelian Cherry • Currants and Gooseberries • Common Elderberry • Passionflower • Peach and Nectarine • Pear • Wild Plums • Raspberries • Suma

Other Plants of Thickets in Summer

Plants of Forests in Summer

Cherries • Juneberry • Mayapple • Mulberry

Other Plants of Forests in Summer

Plants of Freshwater Wetlands in Summer

Water Hemlock • Wild Rice

Other Plants of Freshwater Wetlands in Summer

Plants of the Seashore in Summer

Beach Pea

Other Plants of the Seashore in Summer

Plants of the Mountains in Summer

Plants of Deserts in Summer

Glandular Mesquite, Mesquite, Honey Mesquite, and Screwbean • Yucca

Other Plants of Deserts in Summer

Chapter 4 - Edible Wild Plants of Autumn

Plants of Lawns and Meadows in Autumn

Chickweed

Other Plants of Lawns and Meadows in Autumn

Plants of Cultivated Areas in Autumn

Gingko • Kousa Dogwood • Yew

Other Plants of Cultivated Areas in Autumn

Plants of Disturbed Areas in Autumn

Plants of Fields in Autumn

Amaranth • Foxtail Grass • Hawthorns

Other Plants of Fields in Autumn

Plants of Thickets in Autumn

Apple • Autumn Olive • Hazelnuts • Roses

Other Plants of Thickets in Autumn

Plants of Woodlands in Autumn

Black Walnut • Butternut • Grapes • Chestnut • Hackberry • Hickories • Oak • Pawpaw • Persimmon • Common Spicebush • Viburnums

Other Plants of Woodlands in Autumn

Plants of Freshwater Wetlands in Autumn

Pickerelweed

Other Plants of Freshwater Wetlands in Autumn

Plants of the Seashore in Autumn

Plants of Mountains in Autumn

Plants of Deserts in Autumn

Prickly Pear

Other Plants of Deserts in Autumn

Chapter 5 - Edible Wild Plants of Late Fall Through Early Spring

Plants of Lawns and Meadows in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Common Dandelion

Other Plants of Lawns and Meadows in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Plants of Cultivated Areas in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Plants of Disturbed Areas in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Common Evening Primrose • Jerusalem Artichoke • Common Parsnip • Goatsbeard • Sheep Sorrel • Sow Thistle • Wild Potato Vine

Other Plants of Disturbed Areas in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Plants of Fields in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Wild Carrot • Wild Onions

Other Plants of Fields in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Plants of Thickets in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Groundnut • Juniper

Other Plants of Thickets in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Plants of Woodlands in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Aniseroot • Black Birch • Hog Peanut • Pine • Sassafras • Wild Ginger • Wintergreen

Other Plants of Woodlands in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Plants of Freshwater Wetlands in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Cranberries

Other Plants of Freshwater Wetlands in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Plants of the Seashore in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Plants of Mountains in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Plants of Deserts in Late Fall Through Early Spring

Chapter 6 - Edible Wild Plants of Early Spring

Plants of Lawns and Meadows in Early Spring

Plantain • Common Blue Violet

Other Plants of Lawns and Meadows in Early Spring

Plants of Cultivated Areas in Early Spring

Daylily

Other Plants of Cultivated Areas in Early Spring

Plants of Disturbed Areas in Early Spring

Chicory • Curly Dock • Japanese Knotweed • Mugwort • Nettles • Storksbill • Wild Lettuce

Other Plants of Disturbed Areas in Early Spring

Plants of Fields in Early Spring

Mullein • Mustards

Other Plants of Fields in Early Spring

Plants of Thickets in Early Spring

Plants of Woodlands in Early Spring

Goutweed • Solomon’s Seal • Wild Leek

Other Plants of Woodlands in Early Spring

Plants of Freshwater Wetlands in Early Spring

Waterleaf

Other Plants of Freshwater Wetlands in Early Spring

Plants of the Seashore in Early Spring

Plants of Mountains in Early Spring

Miner’s Lettuce • Orpine

Other Plants of Mountains in Early Spring

Plants of Deserts in Early Spring

Chapter 7 - Cooking with Edible Wild Plants

Wild Foods Arc Different

Wild Greens

Edible Flowers

Wild Fruits and Berries

Wild Roots

Nuts and Seeds

All-Natural Cuisine

Special Equipment

Cleaning Wild Foods

Preserving Wild Foods

Freezing Wild Foods

Drying Wild Foods

Unrefined and Wild Flours

Chapter 8 - Wild Food Recipes

Appetizers and Side Dishes

Black Locust Flower Oatmeal

Wild Carrot Seed Millet

Dandelion Sauté

Dena and Gabi’s Cattail Flower Pickles

Herbed Jerusalem Artichokes

Lamb’s-Quarters Stuffing

Lentil Delight

Nettle and Carrot Casserole

Nutty Amaranth

Park Nuts

Pokeweed and Milkweed: Basic Preparation

Rockweed Crisps

Salsify Roots in Nut Sauce

Stuffed Wild Grape Leaves

Waterless-Steamed Greens

Salads

Autumn Green Salad

Early Spring Seasonal Salad

Late Fall Green Salad

Mid-Spring Wild Blossom Salad

Milkweed Flower Salad

Sea Lettuce Salad

Seashore Salad

Summer Green Salad

Winter Green Salad

Soups

Early Spring Chick-pea and Violet Soup

Scandinavian Fruit Soup

Breads

Blueberry Bread

Clover Corn Bread

Corn and Daylily Flatbread

Plantain Seed-Quinoa Pilaf

Dulse Scones

Irish Soda Elderberry Bread

Pawpaw Bread

Entrées

Cattail Shoots and Carrots in Peanut Sauce

Coconut-Curly Dock Curry

Common Evening Primrose Leaf Burgers

Common Evening Primrose Root Chili

Curly Dock-Cheese Rolls in Tomato Sauce

Curried Tofu and Chickweed

Potato-Purslane Patties

Savory Burdock Patties

Sunflower Patties

Jams, Dressings, Spreads, and Sauces

Autumn Olive Jam

Black Cherry Jam

Creamy Chickweed Dressing

Curry Oil

Dracula’s Delight—Prickly Pear Sauce

Garlic Mustard Horseradish

Garlic Mustard Tofu Cream Cheese

Poor Man’s Mustard

Sassafras Root Jelly

Sumac Hollandaise Sauce

Tofu-Glasswort Spread

Wild Apple Chutney

Wild Onion Sauce

Desserts

Autumn Olive-Banana Tofu Creme Pie

Blackberry Peach Crunch

Carob-Chip Black Walnut Cookies

Carob-Pecan Fudge

Creamy Wild Raspberry Pudding

Crepes with Wild Berries

Japanese Knotweed Surprise

Marillen Knödel

Mulberry Crumble

Mulberry Pudding

American Persimmon Pudding

Tofu-Plum Pie

Wild Apple Cake

Wild Strawberry Parfait

Bibliography and References for Further Reading

General Index

Index of Wild Food Recipes

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Copyright

About the Publisher