Books:

 

Angier, Bradford, Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants, (7^th Printing), Pennsylvania, Stackpole Books, 1980.

 

Brill, “Wildman” Steve, Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places, New York, Quill/William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1994.

 

Boutenko, Victoria, Green For Life, Oregon, Raw Family Publishing, 2005.

 

Duke, James A., The Green Pharmacy, New York, St. Martin’s Paperbacks in arrangement with Rodale Press, Inc., 1998.

 

Elpel, Thomas J., Botany in a Day: The Patterns of Plant Identification, (5^th Edition) Montana, HOPS Press, LLC, 2004.

 

Foster, Steven, and Christopher Hobbs, Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, New York, Houghton Mifflin Co., 2002.

 

Freeman, Sally, EveryWoman’s Guide to Natural Home Remedies, New York, Doubleday Direct, Inc., 1999.

 

Garland, Sarah, The Complete Book of Herbs and Spices, New York, The Viking Press, 1979.

 

Green, James, The Herbal Medicine Maker’s Handbook, California, Crossing Press, 2002.

 

Grieve, Mrs. M., A Modern Herbal, Vol. II, New York, 1971 Dover edition reprint of 1931 Harcourt, Brace & Co. edition.

 

Heinerman, John, Heinerman’s Encyclopedia of Healing Herbs and Spices, New York, Reward Books (Division of Penguin Putnam, Inc.), 1996.

 

Houdret, Jessica, Practical Herb Garden, London, England; Hermes House, 2003.

 

Kirk, Donald R., Wild Edible Plants of the Western United States, California, Naturegraph Publishers, 1970.

 

Thompson, Sylvia, The Kitchen Garden, New York, Bantam Books, 1995.

 

VanSeters, Joseph, Herbs and Old Time Remedies, Utah, Cottonwood Publishing, 1999.

 

 

Online Sources:

 

Beauliew, David, “Edible Landscaping with Purslane”, http://landscaping.about.com, found through Google, access date 3/29/2006.

 

University of Connecticut, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), “Purslane: A Power Food of the Future”, http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm, found through Google, access date 3/29/2006.

 

Brill, Steve, “Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)”  from Stalking the Wild Dandelion: A Guide to Wild Edible Plants for Parents and Teachers to Use with Children (unpublished, work-in-progress), http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com, linked through School of Natural Healing’s website, access date 4/6/2006.

 

 

FOOTNOTES                                                                                                

 

(1)      Grieve, M., A Modern Herbal, Vol. II,, page 660.

 

(2)      Houdret, J., Practical Herb Garden, page 203.

 

(3)      VanSeters, J., Herbs and Old Time Remedies,  page 223.

 

(4)      VanSeters, J., Herbs and Old Time Remedies, page 223.

 

(5)      Brill, S., Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places, page 28.

 

(6)      Elpel, T., Botany in a Day: The Patterns of Plant Identification, page 70.

 

(7)      Foster, S. and C. Hobbs, Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, page 105.

 

(8)      Houdret, J., Practical Herb Garden, page 203.

 

(9)      Kirk, D., Wild Edible Plants of the Western United States, page 46.

 

(10)   Angier, Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants, page 180.

 

(11)   Foster, S. and C. Hobbs, Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs, page 105.

 

(12)   Duke, J., The Green Pharmacy, on Aging, page 36.

 

(13)   Duke, J., The Green Pharmacy, on Cataracts,  page 160.

 

(14)   Duke, J., The Green Pharmacy,  on Heart Disease, page 301.

 

(15)   Duke, J., The Green Pharmacy,  on Angina, page 57.

 

(16)   Duke, J., The Green Pharmacy, on Asthma, page 82.

 

(17)   Duke, J., The Green Pharmacy, on Depression, page 195.

 

(18)   Duke, J., The Green Pharmacy, on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, page 163-164.

 

(19)   University of Connecticut, Integrated Pest Management, on website   http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm.

 

(20)   Freeman, S., EveryWoman’s Guide to Natural Home Remedies, page 54.

 

(21)   Freeman, S., EveryWoman’s Guide to Natural Home Remedies, page 226-227.

 

(22)   Duke, J., The Green Pharmacy, on Multiple Sclerosis, page 408-409.

 

(23)   Duke, J., The Green Pharmacy, on Gingivitis, page 264.

 

(24)   Duke, J., The Green Pharmacy, on Yeast Infections, page 561.

 

(25)   Elpel, T., Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification, page 201.

 

(26)   Brill, S., Identifying and Harvesting Edible &  Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places, pg 28-29.

 

(27)   Houdret, J., Practical Herb Garden, page 203.

 

(28)   Brill, S., Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places, page 29.

 

(29)   Beauliue, D., “Edible Landscaping with Purslane”,  on website http://landscaping.about.com .

 

(30)   VanSeters, J., Herbs and Old Time Remedies, page 224.