A beautifully illustrated 92-page field guide to 79 organic superfoods, herbs, salts, spices, teas and clays, seen through Western herbalism, Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine and the folklore of traditional healers. Instant PDF download.

Return to The Source.

Long before labs and labels, people came to know the plants around them by living with them: tasting, watching, praying, and passing knowledge from grandmother to grandchild. The Earth's Wisdom gathers that knowledge into one book.

Each of the 79 ingredients in the Alchemy Taste collection has its own page with an original botanical illustration. Every page covers:

• Herbal Tradition: how Western herbalists have used the plant, from monastery gardens to the Eclectic physicians of North America

• Ayurveda: its taste, its heating or cooling energy, and how it balances Vata, Pitta and Kapha

• Traditional Chinese Medicine: its temperature, flavour, and the organ systems it is traditionally linked to

• Earth Wisdom & Folklore: stories, ceremonies and customs from the Indigenous and traditional healers who have worked with it longest

• Ritual: simple ways to bring it into your kitchen, cup or self-care practice

• Mindful Use: traditional cautions worth knowing before you begin

You'll also find a guide to the three doshas and the five TCM flavours, a glossary of herbal terms, and a practical chapter on brewing infusions and decoctions, making golden milk, and using clays for the skin.

Inside the book:

• 92 pages, 79 illustrated ingredient profiles

• 5 chapters: Salts, Spice & Culinary Herbs · Superfoods · Organic Botanical Dispensary · Wellness Teas · Clays & Charcoal

• Includes ashwagandha, turmeric, shilajit, sea moss, chaga, holy basil, cacao, moringa, rhodiola, elderberry, black lava salt and many more

• Doshas and five-flavour key, herbal glossary, and preparation guide

Format:

• Instant PDF download, sized at 5.5 × 8.5 in (half-letter)

• Read it on your phone, tablet or computer, or print it at home or at any print shop

• Designed with light ink coverage so it prints well in colour or black and white

• Tip: print two pages per letter-size sheet and have it coil-bound to create a keepsake that lies flat on your kitchen counter

Who it's for:
Tea lovers, home cooks, yoga and wellness practitioners, herbal students, and anyone curious about the stories behind the plants they bring into their lives.

Nourish, Feel, Create. Organically, Purely, Alchemy.

Disclaimer (place at the bottom of the listing):
This guide shares traditional, historical and cultural uses of plants and minerals for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by Health Canada or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Nothing in this guide is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, or to replace the advice of a qualified health professional. Digital products are non-refundable once downloaded.