The use of herbals for food, medicine, and many other necessities of life was an honored tradition in the Ozark Hills. The Ozark Hills themselves are one of the most plant-rich regions in the world. This tradition was based on centuries of uses learned from the Native Americans, added to Old World country remedies and wild foods lore. A lot of info. in this little book: Pioneer herb lore, methods of using and gathering herbs, line drawings, and uses of plants by herbalists who used and added to the folk traditions of the pioneers and the Natives on this land.