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A beautiful and healing synthesis of memoir and practical herbal knowledge. Starting with inspiring stories of her life in herbalism and healing, Linda Bates outlines some of the almost miraculous cures she achieved with plant medicine, ranging from working with intensive care patients to brain disease. The Medicine Woman goes on to examine Linda's spiritual journey and how discovering ones true vocation is a key to becoming a healer. From Findhorn in Scotland, to Adelaide, Australia her story is fascinating and inspiring, offering poignant and practical insight to both herbalists and lay-people alike. In the final section, Linda explains the system of herbal medicine she was taught, centred around the use of drop doses of several plant tinctures and includes several detailed case studies. The Medicine Woman is an inspiring work which stresses the importance of community centred healing practices in the herbal world, acting as an invitation to consider more deeply our relationships with both humans and plants in daily life.

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Author:   Linda Bates
Publisher:   Aeon Books Ltd
Imprint:   Aeon Books Ltd
ISBN:  

9781801521727

ISBN 10:   1801521727
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   29 July 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreward Introduction Section One – The Village Herbalist Chapter one – Finding my path Chapter two – Becoming the Village Herbalist Chapter three – Friday October 15th 2003 Chapter four – Two weeks in Intensive Care Chapter five – A Vicious Assault Chapter six – Herbs and Hearts Chapter seven – Can you save my leg Chapter eight – No more surgery needed Chapter nine – The doctors husband Chapter ten – My brain is eating my pituitary gland Section Two – Finding the Shaman Chapter 1 The Earth called me Chapter 2 Findhorn and Shamanic work Chapter 3 Travelling to Findhorn Chapter 4 The train to Scotland Chapter 5 The original quest Chapter 6 Flowers: A gift of love from the Earth Chapter 7 Memories in the land Chapter 8 My chamomile and lavender cloak Section Three - The Art of Prescribing, Mixing, and Dosing with Herbal Tinctures Chapter 1 How to start Chapter 2 In the consultation room Chapter 3 Manufacturing processes Chapter 4 Who tells you what doses to use Chapter 5 The Influence of the British Herbal Pharmacopaeia Chapter 6 Case studies Chapter 7 Topical applications

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Linda Bates was a traditional western Herbalist trained by Dorothy Hall and the women of her family. Since 1993 she worked as a herbalist, organically growing her herbs in the Blue Mountains, making tinctures & creams with them, and teaching others how to do the same.

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