| Mountain Medicine:
The Herbal Remedies of Tommie Bass
Darryl Patton—Author
Tommie Bass was a pivotal figure in the changing
landscape of American herbalism and an inspiration to a whole
generation of younger herbalists. Tommie practiced what he
preached, living a life true to his beliefs, creating an archetype
whose influence transcended the Appalachian area of north
Alabama where he lived. The time-tested techniques and pharmacopoeia
of Appalachian folk medicine form a component of traditional
Western folk medicine that embodies American self-reliance
and creativity, which is still evolving today. This book presents,
often in his own words, the living legacy that Tommie left
us of plants and their healing powers.
“I always did believe that God never
did make no mistakes. He never made anything He didn’t
make a remedy for. The Lord’s put something out there
if we would only get out there and hunt it.” —Tommie
Bass |
