In this companion volume to The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants, Matthew Wood, an expert herbalist who has used medicinal herbs with tens of thousands of patients over a twenty-five-year career, provides detailed descriptions of New World (North American) herbs & their uses. Organized as a materia medica (names & descriptions of herbs/plants are listed alphabetically), the book explains the use of the whole plant (not just active ingredients) in the treatment of the whole person & describes symptoms & conditions that the plants have been successful in treating from digestive ailments, headaches, & high blood pressure to asthma, skin rashes, & allergies, to name a few. Wood, who has systematically studied ancient & traditional herbal literature, takes a historical view & presents information in a thoughtful, engaging, non-technical style. In addition, he provides remarkable case studies as well as insight into the logic of each plant its current & past usage, pharmacological constituents, & other elements that together produce a comprehensive portrait of each herb.