A wealth of information about herbal remedies native to the Southwest, infused with wisdom, wit, and personal reminiscences. [Moore] accomplishes a rare feat: he presents a tremendous amount of information concisely while infusing it with wisdom, wit, and personal reminiscences sure to delight novice herbalists and veterans alike. Michael Moore wrote numerous classic works on the herbal plants of the West and Southwest, including Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West, Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West , and Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West , as well as a host of clinical herb manuals. He was the founder and director of Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, in Bisbee, Arizona, where he worked as a writer, researcher, therapist, and teacher for professional herbalists.