--- product_id: 4356589 title: "The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines" price: "S$57" currency: SGD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/4356589-the-book-of-herbal-wisdom-using-plants-as-medicines store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines **Price:** S$57 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines - **How much does it cost?** S$57 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/4356589-the-book-of-herbal-wisdom-using-plants-as-medicines) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Hailed as a “classic” by leading herbalist Rosemary Gladstar, this botanical compendium provides a wide-ranging history of herbalism and useful guidance for healing with herbs Matthew Wood is one of the United States’ most renowned herbalists and the author of Seven Herbs: Plants as Healers , a watershed book in teaching herbal healing as a part of total wellness. With The Book of Herbal Wisdom , he continues and expands this study, creating a must-read guide for anyone who works in the natural health field or is interested in self-healing with herbs. Wood creates a vast and sweeping history of herbalism, drawing on Western botanical knowledge, homeopathy, Traditional Chinese medicine, and Native American shamanic botany. Detailing the history and use of more than forty plants, he shows how each tradition views a plant, as well as its use in cases drawn from his own herbal and homeopathic practice. An initial section describes signatures, similar, and patterns in these traditions, and elements, temperaments, and constitutions. Wood has two objectives: to demonstrate how herbal medicines are agents of healing and wisdom, and to give the reader a useful catalog of plants for medicinal uses. His clinical observations of his patients bear the wry wisdom of the country doctor; his love of plants is evident in lush botanical descriptions, which show the connection between remedies—whether homeopathic, Chinese, or Native American—and the plants from which they are derived. An introduction to centuries of lore about healing from indigenous traditions, The Book of Herbal Wisdom integrates and describes North American Indian medicine, homeopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Western herbalism like no other contemporary botanical compendium. Review: A little bit life-changing - This book is not for someone who just wants a "here, take this herb for your headache" approach, so at first I was quite disappointed by it, and I put it on a shelf and left it. A few years later, when my attitude about medicine had changed considerably, I picked it up again and found it to be utterly engrossing and very rewarding. Its function is to give one a deeper understanding of how plants interact with our bodies and lives to heal us holistically. It inspires one to look at and thoroughly understand the plant before using it. For example: I am a novice and a mild cynic, but thanks to the clear writing I immediately caught on to the important concept of "the doctrine of signatures," in which plants are said to resemble the organs they treat. The book points directly to real life, and soon I was using my limited understandings of plants to arrive at ideas of how they would work based on their form. Before I read the entire description of the Iris, I guessed that it would be useful for blood sugar problems because I have noticed that Irises smell like grape Kool-Aid. Later I came across some Jimsonweed in my yard and immediately guessed at its poisonous, nerve-affecting and heart-affecting properties based on the four-chambered spiky, head-like seed pod. When I looked up later, there was also a reference to the extreme laxity of its users, just like the laxity of the plant. It is hilariously cartoonish. I gained a deeper understanding of herbs from this book; but I also gained the understanding that herbalism is a lifetime study just like conventional medicine. You will not become an accomplished herbalist just by reading the book; but you can use it as a map for your journey. Review: Beautiful book written by The Master - If you want to know about herbs more than just buying supplements with "proprietary formulas" read this book. It is writen by a scholar, medicine man, and practitioner embodied in one person, Mathew Wood. The first 64 pages present both rational and spiritual foundations of herbology and read as a thriller. Following the author, you will understand fundamental fallacies of official medicine(called "biomedicine" by Wood)imposed on us by the cartel including pharmaceutical companies, FDA, AMA, and the majority of doctors. (Disclosure: I am not a medical doctor.)Biomedicine does not heal or cure, it "treats." It addresses symptoms rather than root causes of the decease. It kills bacterias rather than create the environment in which they cannot flourish. It feeds you drugs with sometimes horrible side-effects. The list goes on and on but the bottom line is this: official medicine is not about your health, it is about money. The second part of the book is dedicated to detailed descriptions of more than 40 herbs, with their history going way back to ancient Greece and medieval Europe as well as China. Matthew Wood describes patient patterns and situations in which they can be beneficially used, how they should be used, and illustrates their applications with multiple case histories from both historical and his own pratices. Having read the book, you will want to have many of these herbs in your medicine cabinet making teas, decoctions, infusions, salves and, perhaps, even your own tinctures. I have been collecting a small library of alternative (why do they call it this way??) and herbal medicine, and this book stand in it prominently as a superstar. Buy it, read it, and use its recommendations to live full healthy life. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 459 Reviews | ## Images ![The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91sc-FVubwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A little bit life-changing *by 4***1 on August 20, 2015* This book is not for someone who just wants a "here, take this herb for your headache" approach, so at first I was quite disappointed by it, and I put it on a shelf and left it. A few years later, when my attitude about medicine had changed considerably, I picked it up again and found it to be utterly engrossing and very rewarding. Its function is to give one a deeper understanding of how plants interact with our bodies and lives to heal us holistically. It inspires one to look at and thoroughly understand the plant before using it. For example: I am a novice and a mild cynic, but thanks to the clear writing I immediately caught on to the important concept of "the doctrine of signatures," in which plants are said to resemble the organs they treat. The book points directly to real life, and soon I was using my limited understandings of plants to arrive at ideas of how they would work based on their form. Before I read the entire description of the Iris, I guessed that it would be useful for blood sugar problems because I have noticed that Irises smell like grape Kool-Aid. Later I came across some Jimsonweed in my yard and immediately guessed at its poisonous, nerve-affecting and heart-affecting properties based on the four-chambered spiky, head-like seed pod. When I looked up later, there was also a reference to the extreme laxity of its users, just like the laxity of the plant. It is hilariously cartoonish. I gained a deeper understanding of herbs from this book; but I also gained the understanding that herbalism is a lifetime study just like conventional medicine. You will not become an accomplished herbalist just by reading the book; but you can use it as a map for your journey. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful book written by The Master *by D***N on February 12, 2009* If you want to know about herbs more than just buying supplements with "proprietary formulas" read this book. It is writen by a scholar, medicine man, and practitioner embodied in one person, Mathew Wood. The first 64 pages present both rational and spiritual foundations of herbology and read as a thriller. Following the author, you will understand fundamental fallacies of official medicine(called "biomedicine" by Wood)imposed on us by the cartel including pharmaceutical companies, FDA, AMA, and the majority of doctors. (Disclosure: I am not a medical doctor.)Biomedicine does not heal or cure, it "treats." It addresses symptoms rather than root causes of the decease. It kills bacterias rather than create the environment in which they cannot flourish. It feeds you drugs with sometimes horrible side-effects. The list goes on and on but the bottom line is this: official medicine is not about your health, it is about money. The second part of the book is dedicated to detailed descriptions of more than 40 herbs, with their history going way back to ancient Greece and medieval Europe as well as China. Matthew Wood describes patient patterns and situations in which they can be beneficially used, how they should be used, and illustrates their applications with multiple case histories from both historical and his own pratices. Having read the book, you will want to have many of these herbs in your medicine cabinet making teas, decoctions, infusions, salves and, perhaps, even your own tinctures. I have been collecting a small library of alternative (why do they call it this way??) and herbal medicine, and this book stand in it prominently as a superstar. Buy it, read it, and use its recommendations to live full healthy life. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Herbal Book Ever imho *by J***Y on July 21, 2016* this the very best herbal book I have or have EVER read. believe me I have quite the library and I love all my herbal books and value them to the max but this one stands out, even in all Matthew's books, this one has so much and on so many levels. he's a really bright guy with as good of an education as you can get in herbal medicine so you have the foundation covered there. but the magic he brings to this book is his knowledge of the sacred, spiritual, metaphysical and magical knowledge of the herbs he has learned from his Native American & earth based teachers & friends and allows to come out in this book. Hey, Matt if you read this; please, please write a book based on your 'other level ' of knowledge that you let shine thru here but leaves me hungry for more of your herbal spiritual & deeply metaphysical knowledge you possess and allow us only a shy look into in THE BOOK OF WISDOM. you have whetted my desire for this knowledge and if you will bring more of it forth I will put it to good use in the real world. it really is a well named book! ps/ I have never met matt in person. just so you know i 'am not smoozing. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines - The Earthwise Herbal, Volume II: A Complete Guide to New World Medicinal Plants - The Earthwise Herbal Repertory: The Definitive Practitioner's Guide --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sg/products/4356589-the-book-of-herbal-wisdom-using-plants-as-medicines](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/4356589-the-book-of-herbal-wisdom-using-plants-as-medicines) --- *Product available on Desertcart Singapore* *Store origin: SG* *Last updated: 2026-10-04*