Some of Matthew Wood's Writings on Nature and Herbalism

Nature is Alive!

Philosophy of Healing

The Three Basic Principles of Traditional Western Herbalism

Eight Galenic Classes of Medicinal Herbs


The Ten Most Indispenable Herbs in My Practice
      Selections from The Earthwise Herbal

An Intuitive Study of Rabbit Tobacco. Gnaphalium obtusifolium L.


Energetics and Pharmacology:
      Steps Towards Bridging the Gap in Western Herbal Medicine

Matthew Wood's Books:
     Seven Herbs, Plants as Teachers (1987)

     Vitalism, The History of Herbalism, Homeopathy, and Flower Essences,
          originally entitled The Magical Staff (1993)

     The Book of Herbal Wisdom (1998)

     The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism (2004)

     Earthwise Herbal : A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants (2008)

An Exploration of the Conceptual Foundations of Western Herbalism and Biomedicine
Matthew Wood's M.Sc. Dissertation