Vivienne Hansen

Noongar Bush Medicine provides, for the first time, comprehensive information on the medicinal plants that were used by Aboriginal people of the south-west of Western Australia before European settlement. The book serves as a guide on how to use these plants for alternative treatments and protection from common ailments.

Before the colonisation of Australia, Aboriginal Australians lived on a wonderful larder of fresh fruit, vegetables and lean meat, in a land largely free from disease, with more exercise, less stress and supportive communities. Today, in Aboriginal communities all over Australia, there are higher instances of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, renal disease, some types of cancer and lung diseases...