Southeast Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest & Use

Southeast Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest & Use

Learn to confidently identify and use the Southeast’s most valuable medicinal plants with Southeast Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 106 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness by herbalist CoreyPine Shane.

This comprehensive field guide introduces readers to over 100 wild herbs commonly found throughout the southeastern United States, including Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and beyond.

Designed for both beginners and experienced herbal enthusiasts, this practical guide combines plant identification, ethical foraging practices, and herbal remedy preparation into one easy-to-use resource. Each plant profile includes clear color photographs, identification tips, harvesting guidance, medicinal uses, and preparation ideas such as teas, tinctures, salves, and syrups. Seasonal foraging lists help readers know what plants are available throughout the year.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to identify 106 wild medicinal plants found in the Southeast
• Safe and ethical wildcrafting and harvesting practices
• How to make herbal teas, tinctures, salves, syrups, and other remedies
• The medicinal uses and wellness benefits of common native plants
• Seasonal foraging tips and when plants are best harvested
• How to build a simple home herbal apothecary
• Basic herbal safety and preparation techniques
• Hands-on self-sufficiency and homesteading skills
• Nature study and outdoor observation skills
• How to connect traditional plant knowledge with modern natural wellness