The first book of its kind to show that contrary to conventional thought, “invasive” plants are actually providing enormous benefit to the environment and are offering potent medicines to surrounding inhabitants as well.

Reviews

“I love this book. Brilliant and unique, Tim Scott’s new book is about to rock the world of plant enthusiasts. Written for the medical professional, lay person, gardener, botanist, and biologist, it’s for everyone who loves and worships at the roots of the green world. Invasive Plant Medicine provides a refreshing new theology of ‘invasives,’ or ‘messenger’ plants as they are so aptly termed by the author. Tim Scott goes deep beneath the surface, where thought, practicality, and poetry combine to create a dynamic new exploration of common plant medicine. Poetic, wise, visionary, and practical, this is my new favorite book about plants.”, Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist and founder of United Plant Savers

“Timothy Lee Scott shows how wrongheaded it is to single out other species as harmful. In nearly every case, the blame for damage done by so-called invasive species lies with us, when we have created an imbalance that opens opportunities for new species to move in. Tim goes beyond simply removing blame from our fellow species. He shows how erstwhile invaders can teach us how to heal damaged ecosystems and ourselves.”, Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture

“This is an important, insightful book that should be read by all involved in herbal medicine or plant conservation, and more importantly, for all of us who should be questioning authority. In these times of rapid change it is refreshing to find such competent questioning of ‘established truths.’ Thanks, Tim!”, David Hoffman, BSc, FNIMH, medical herbalist and author of Medical Herbalism and Herbal Prescription

“So, be warned, this is a dangerous book. Tim Scott will change how you see ‘invasives,’ will make you question what you have been taught about them, force you to reexamine what you have read in newspapers, and demand you look more closely at what ‘experts’ have said.”, Stephen Harrod Buhner, author of The Secret Teachings of Plants

“Invasive Plant Medicine is not only a keeper, but a healer.”, Irene Watson, Reader Views, September 2010