Robert Dale Rogers

Moss Medicine is a comprehensive illustrated guide to bryophytes. It explores more than 600 species of the bryophyte family of plants—mosses, liverworts, and hornworts—in both text and full-colour photos. The book delves into the ways that indigenous peoples around the world have traditionally utilised mosses and other bryophytes for food preservation, clothing, and medicine. It also details scientific research on...

A comprehensive illustrated guide to medicinal ferns throughout the world• Explores more than 500 species of ferns, alongside full-color photos• Examines the Indigenous and folk uses of ferns for food and medicine throughout history• Explains in detail the scientific research behind the potency of fern chemicals to heal many human conditionsUsed for millennia by Indigenous people for food and medicine,...

Cactus Medicine by Robert Dale Rogers is a comprehensive illustrated guide to the cacti of North and South America. It explores the characteristics, medicinal uses, and mythology of more than 570 species of cacti, including well-known species like Saguaro and Prickly Pear, as well as entheogens such as San Pedro and Peyote. This guide describes the ways Indigenous peoples around...

A comprehensive illustrated guide to the lichens of North America Explores more than 400 species of lichens, alongside full-colour photos. Shows the ways that indigenous peoples of North America have traditionally used lichens for food, clothing, dye, paint, and medicine. Explains in detail the scientific research behind the potency of lichen chemicals to heal many human conditions. Lichens—a symbiosis of...