Wild Plants Used for Medicine and Food. Learning wild plants used for medicine, food, and tools is also known as the study of ethnobotany (how people utilize plants). Edible and medicinal plants can provide healthy alternatives to highly processed foods and pharmaceuticals, bringing greater health into our lives. To effectively use wild plants, one must learn basic plant identification skills, especially for poisonous plants, as well as proper collection and preparation methods. This section of the online library provides articles on wild plants used for medicine, food, and utilitarian purposes.
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The format is designed to allow you to print out the pictures on standard 10 x 15 cm. photo paper and then bind them together (with or without laminating the pages). Just print out all the ODD pages numbers and then repeat the process with the EVEN pages. Correctly printed out you will find plant picture and text side by side like the example below. Click wfsURBANGUIDE.pdf to download [approx. 2.4Mb] Also available to download: [approx. 2.7Mb] [approx. 2.1Mb] Food Foraging: Wild Edible Plants & Mushrooms. ForageSF.com. Foraging With the "Wildman"