Midwest Medicinal Plants

Find, Identify, and Use Wild Herbs of the Heartland

Your indispensable, full-color field guide to safely foraging and crafting herbal remedies across the Midwest!

Step out onto the trail with confidence and uncover the powerful healing plants growing right in your own backyard. In Midwest Medicinal Plants, herbalist and author Lisa Rose serves as your trusted field companion for finding, identifying, harvesting, and using over one hundred of the heartland's most valuable wild plants. Whether you are a curious backyard naturalist, an experienced herbalist, or a weekend hiker, this accessible guide turns every walk in the woods into an opportunity to connect with native botanical medicine.

What You Will Discover Inside:

• 100+ Detailed Plant Profiles: Comprehensive entries covering over one hundred potent wild plants native to the Midwest region.
• Clear Color Photographs & ID Tips: High-clarity visual references paired with practical identification cues to help you distinguish beneficial plants safely in the field.
• Step-by-Step Herbal Preparations: Straightforward instructions for turning wild harvests into soothing teas, potent tinctures, and healing salves.
• Ethical Harvesting Guidelines: Responsible foraging practices that protect local ecosystems while ensuring peak potency for your home apothecary.
• Year-Round Seasonal Foraging Lists: Organized seasonal checklists showing exactly what to look for in spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Product Highlights:

• Built Specifically for the Heartland: Tailored directly for foragers, hikers, and herbalists across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
• Beginner-Friendly & Thorough: Balances deep botanical knowledge with approachable, step-by-step instructions suitable for first-time foragers and seasoned practitioners alike.
• Field-Ready Reference: Designed to be an everyday companion for trail walks, wildcrafting trips, and kitchen apothecary projects.
• A Thoughtful Gift for Nature Lovers: An essential addition to the bookshelf or backpack of gardeners, homesteaders, campers, and botanical enthusiasts.