Robert Rogers - Herbal Allies: My Journey with Plant Medicine

Sweet Coltsfoot (P. frigidus)

Coltsfoot leaf

Arrowleaved Coltsfoot

Paper Birch

Bog Birch (Betula glandulosa)

Female worker bees and larvae

Close up of bee covered in pollen

Artists Conk (Ganoderma applanatum)

Blue spruce

Young tamarack cone

Red Osier Dogwood berries

Bunchberry

Buffalo Berry stems and leavesnote distinct spotted appearance

Unripe high bush cranberries

Labrador Tea

Ghost pipe

Cow Parsnip flowers

Wild Blue Scullcap (S. lateriflora)

Marsh Scullcap flower (S. galericulata)

Fireweednote turquoise pollen

First year Mullein leaves

Basket of calamus root

Ripe, fertile seed head of Acorus americanus.

Wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) in shaded forest

Wild sarsaparilla turning purple when forest canopy is removed

Rhodiola rosea

Alberta grown Rhodiola rosea.

Bear root (Hedysarum alpinum)

Bear root flower close up. Courtesy of Glen and Maureen Lee, Regina SK.

Robert Rogerss herbal journey is inspired by a lifetime of working with and listening to wild plants. In Herbal Allies, Rogers shares his deep knowledge and experience. His body of knowledge is expansive and thoughtful in all aspects of plant medicine. A must-have for anyone interested in the medicinal and traditional indigenous use of wild boreal plants! I love how the book is organized by the Cree moon calendar with many stories and legends shared with Rogers by Cree elders.

Beverley Gray, herbalist and author of The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North, and A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants of Canada

Part memoir, part herbal, Herbal Allies will entertain you with stories while divulging interesting herbal information you wont see anywhere else. Brew up a cup of tea and sink into this delightful book written by a distinguished herbal elder.

Rosalee de la Fort, RH (AHG), author of Alchemy of Herbs

In Herbal Allies, Robert Rogers shares with us knowledge that only many years of patience, observation, and right of honor can bring. His extensive plant knowledge mirrors his deeply spiritual connection to the medicines and natural cycles of this land. Herbal Allies is a perfect balance between the spiritual, energetic, and technical aspects of plant medicine.

Tiffany Freeman, RH (AHG), registered acupuncturist, and Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor