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Miller, Amy Bess Williams.

Shaker medicinal herbs : a compendium of history, lore, and uses a compendium of history, lore, and uses / - Pownal, Vt. : Storey Books, 1998. - viii, 215 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

"Published in association with Hancock Shaker Village."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-203) and indexes.

The history -- Watervliet, New York -- Home of the central ministry -- Groveland, New York -- The Hancock or second bishopric -- The Harvard or eastern bishopric -- The New Hampshire societies -- The Maine societies -- The western and souther societies -- The herbal compendium.

This vibrant revision of a vintage treatise on medicinal herbs documents Shaker usage of 300 plants, shrubs, and trees. This edition features botanical drawings painted in 1880 by Sister Cora Helena Sarle, Shaker seed labels, catalogs, diary excerpts, and more. Published in association with Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass.

ISBN: 1580170404 (alk. paper) 9781580170406 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 97050602

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 100884951 DNLM

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Shakers.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Herbs--Therapeutic use.
Herbal Medicine.
Phytotherapy.
Plants, Medicinal.

LC Class. No.: RM666.H33 / M497 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 615/.321

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WB 925 / M647s 1998