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Herbal Medicine & Spagyrics

Plant medicine, materia medica, spagyric/operative tradition, the home apothecary.

Owned and referenced — the working library of the inquiry.

• Albertus, F. (1974). The alchemist's handbook: Manual for practical laboratory alchemy. Samuel Weiser. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Bartlett, R. A. (2009). Real alchemy: A primer of practical alchemy. Ibis Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Bartlett, R. A. (2009). The way of the crucible: An ancient alchemical recipe for sublime healing. Ibis Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Bartlett, R. A. (2021). The book on antimony: Dancing with the black dragon. Revelore Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Bonus, P. (2007). The new pearl of great price. Forgotten Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Buhner, S. H. (1998). Sacred and herbal healing beers: The secrets of ancient fermentation. Brewers Publications. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Buhner, S. H. (2006). Sacred plant medicine: The wisdom in Native American herbalism. Bear & Company. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Cockren, A. (n.d.). Alchemy rediscovered and restored. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Collectanea chemica: On the philosopher's stone. (2007). Forgotten Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Shane, C. (2022). Southeast medicinal plants: Identify, harvest, and use 106 wild herbs for health and wellness. Timber Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Cotnoir, B. (2021). Practical alchemy: A guide to the great work. Weiser Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Dee, J. (1985). The Rosie Crucian secrets: Their excellent method of making medicines of metals, also their lawes and mysteries. Aquarian Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Fabricius, J. (1976). Alchemy: The medieval alchemists and their royal art. Rosenkilde and Bagger. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Foster, S., & Hobbs, C. (2002). A field guide to western medicinal plants and herbs. Houghton Mifflin. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Frater Albertus. (1974). The alchemist's handbook: A practical manual (2nd rev. ed.). Samuel Weiser. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Fulcanelli. (1999). Dwellings of the philosophers (B. Donvez & L. Perrin, Trans.). Archive Press & Communications. (Original work published 1930) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Groves, M. N. (2016). Body into balance: An herbal guide to holistic self-care. Storey Publishing. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Hauck, D. W. (1998). Alchemy reference guide: A tool for exploring the secret art. Athanor Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Hauck, D. W. (1999). The emerald tablet: Alchemy for personal transformation. Penguin/Arkana. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Hauck, D. W. (2004). Sorcerer's stone: A beginner's guide to alchemy. Citadel Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Heinrich, M., Barnes, J., Prieto-Garcia, J., Gibbons, S., & Williamson, E. M. (2018). Fundamentals of pharmacognosy and phytotherapy (3rd ed.). Elsevier. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Hollandus, J. I. (2015). The vegetable work (P. N. Wheeler, Ed.; The R.A.M.S. Library of Alchemy, Vol. 27). R.A.M.S. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Mavéric, J. (2020). Hermetic herbalism: The art of extracting spagyric essences. Inner Traditions. (Original work published 1911) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Junius, M. M. (1985). The practical handbook of plant alchemy: An herbalist's guide to preparing medicinal essences, tinctures, and elixirs (L. Muller, Trans.). Healing Arts Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Junius, M. M. (2007). Spagyrics: The alchemical preparation of medicinal essences, tinctures, and elixirs. Healing Arts Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Kirchweger, A. J. (n.d.). Aurea catena Homeri [The golden chain of Homer]. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Linden, S. J. (Ed.). (2003). The alchemy reader: From Hermes Trismegistus to Isaac Newton. Cambridge University Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Mills, S., & Bone, K. (2005). The essential guide to herbal safety. Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Newman, W. R., & Principe, L. M. (2002). Alchemy tried in the fire: Starkey, Boyle, and the fate of Helmontian chymistry. University of Chicago Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Osburn, L. (2019). Metamorphosis of the green lyon: Mineral gardening alchemy. Independently published. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Paracelsus. (n.d.). The hermetic and alchemical writings of Paracelsus (A. E. Waite, Ed.). Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Principe, L. M. (2013). The secrets of alchemy. University of Chicago Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Pursell, J. J. (2015). The herbal apothecary: 100 medicinal herbs and how to use them. Timber Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Ripley, G. (1996). The bosom book of Sir George Ripley. Holmes Publishing Group. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Popham, S. (2019). Evolutionary herbalism: Science, spirituality, and medicine from the heart of nature. North Atlantic Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Shane, C. (2022). Southeast medicinal plants. Timber Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Stavish, M. (2006). The path of alchemy: Energetic healing and the world of natural magic. Llewellyn. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Buhner, S. H. (1998). Sacred and herbal healing beers: The secrets of ancient fermentation. Brewers Publications. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• The Turba philosophorum, or assembly of the sages. (n.d.). Forgotten Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Ulbricht, C. E. (2010). Natural standard herb & supplement guide: An evidence-based reference. Mosby/Elsevier. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Valentine, B. (n.d.). The triumphal chariot of antimony. Forgotten Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Weiss, R. F., & Fintelmann, V. (2000). Herbal medicine (2nd ed.). Thieme. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Wilkerson, T. A. (2011). Alchemy astrology: Lost key to the philosopher's stone. Lulu. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Zielinski, D., & Wynn, M. (2006). The complete idiot's guide to alchemy. Alpha. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Recommended by Foundation Labs — not yet vetted. Said plainly, so you can weigh it yourself.

• Buhner, S. H. (2002). The lost language of plants: The ecological importance of plant medicines to life on earth. Chelsea Green. (recommended — not yet vetted) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Gladstar, R. (2012). Rosemary Gladstar's medicinal herbs: A beginner's guide. Storey Publishing. (recommended — not yet vetted) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Hoffmann, D. (2003). Medical herbalism: The science and practice of herbal medicine. Healing Arts Press. (recommended — not yet vetted) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Tierra, M. (1998). The way of herbs (Rev. ed.). Pocket Books. (recommended — not yet vetted) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
• Wood, M. (1997). The book of herbal wisdom: Using plants as medicines. North Atlantic Books. (recommended — not yet vetted) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

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