
Medicinal Lichens
Indigenous Wisdom and Modern Pharmacology
By: Robert Dale Rogers, Jason Hollinger (Photographer)
Paperback | 4 February 2025
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- Explores more than 400 species of lichens, alongside full-color photos
- Shows the ways that indigenous peoples of North America have traditionally used lichens for food, clothing, dye, paint, and medicine
- Explains in detail the scientific research behind the potency of lichen chemicals to heal many human conditions
In this full-color illustrated encyclopedia, Robert Dale Rogers, RH(AHG), explores more than 400 species of North American lichens, detailing their traditional indigenous uses, mythology, chemistry, pharmacology, and possible healing applications, along with naturalist observations from the 19th and 20th centuries. He explains how lichens, along with mushrooms, molds, and yeasts, are members of the Fungi Kingdom and, surprisingly, more biologically related to humans than to plants. He looks at what types of lichens we can find in specific geographic regions and habitats and shows how lichens are an indicator species, revealing the health of their surrounding environment and neighboring life forms, including us.
Interpreting modern research on the chemistry of lichens and showing how they can be used as powerful medicines, Rogers explores their chemical constituents, detailing each lichen chemical's healing properties, from easing coughs to inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells. He reveals how pharmacological researchers often are rediscovering the ancient wisdom of lichens long known by indigenous peoples, such as how the Navajo use dried Xanthoparmelia for impetigo caused by Streptococcus.
Showcasing the benefits as well as the beauty of lichens, this book reveals how lichens are the perfect example of strength, cooperation, and harmonious living.
About the Author
Robert Dale Rogers, RH(AHG), an herbalist with more than 50 years of experience, is the author of more than 60 books, a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild, and on the editorial board of the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. A former clinical professor in family medicine, he lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Jason Hollinger is a photographer specializing in macrophotography whose work has been published in The Lichenologist and The Bryologist. He is currently based in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.
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ISBN: 9798888500248
Published: 4th February 2025
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 384
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Dimensions (cm): 24.13 x 16.84 x 1.78
Weight (kg): 0.82
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