Native American Food Plants: An Ethnobotanical Dictionary Hardcover – October 27, 2010

Native American Food Plants: An Ethnobotanical DictionaryThis book list around 1500 various plants of North America used by Native Americans for food.This useful dictionary of native plants used for food before Columbus landed, and is cross-referenced by the common and Latin names and which of the tribes who used them. This book even details which tribe and how the plant was used.As a historical and anthropological record of Native American ways, this documents the food used by over 1000 Native American tribes that existed at the time of Columbus to around 200 tribes still existing today.Categories in this will include the following such as beverage, bread, fruit, spices, dessert, snack, then it proceeds to dried foods, as well as plants used to curdle, also are dietary aids, even foods used to create preservatives, and then there are foods specifically for emergencies.Each entry will describe which tribe used each food and how it was prepared.Multiple indexes by tribe, food type, and common names so as to help research the specific food and use.Makes a great addition you your herbal or cultural library.This book will get a 5 star rating for being a great reference book.

This book is a lot different than I expected. It is very detailed, I think I was expecting more of a cookbook. The amount of plant information is overwhelming if you don't have a lot o knowledge of plants. I have gardened all my life and it is still overwhelming to me. Unless you have a deep knowledge of horticulture I would not recommend this book. I gave it a 5 start because for what it is more of a Dictionary it is worth it.

This is a STUNNING book! It's quite literally a dictionary, but if you're really into horticulture or botany, obviously particularly ethnobotany, this book is for you! I love it!

When we bought our homestead I decided that everything we planted needed to either be edible or otherwise useful. This book is so much more comprehensive than any website in these matters, because the author has accumulated excellent details of use from so many Native American cultures. Who would know better how to use North American plants than our Native Americans? Highly recommended for those with a streak of Euell Gibbons in them, or for those who simply love natural and native folklore.

I like this book as an addition to the Native American Ethnobotany tome because it is easier to find specifics about food plants. then if I want to know more about a plants other uses, I can refer to Moerman's big book. thanks for condensing this info for easy access to the depth of information assembled on Native American Food plants.

The book does what the title says, it covers IN DETAIL food plants the natives of the states used, it is not about medicinals, it is not about how to prep the food, it covers how ate what plant, for what and when and it is cross referenced at least three times, a good buy

Great for study.Can't wait to buy the Medicinal book too!Always so interesting to learn about the different tribes and edibles. Of which, some can still be grown today and used as a good supply of nutrition.Fresh produce and a healthy heart will heal us all :)

I just purchased these to brush up on what my Father had taught my as a boy. we some times forget things with age and I wanted something I could pass down to my Grand Children.Thank you Amazon.com...