Building upon the in-depth folk wisdom she learned from her immigrant grandparents as well as from local healers in Southern Italy, second-generation Italian-American and experienced herbalist Lisa Fazio shares herbal traditions and practices from the Italian diaspora and reveals how working with traditional plant medicines can help us connect to ancestral traditions.
A guide to folk herbal healing and reconnecting with ancestral traditions.
Details the healing techniques and folk wisdom the author learned from her Italian grandparents and from healers in Southern Italy, including plant preparation methods, medicines, rituals, recipes, kitchen magic, and protective magic
Provides a materia medica of plants important in this tradition, sharing each plant’s history, mythology, and both practical and magical uses
Reveals how working with traditional plant medicines can help us connect to and revitalize our own ancestral traditions for deep inner healing
