Herbal Resources

A list of suggested books for further reading

Greek Herbs & Medicinal Plants

• Green Plants and Herbs of Greece, by Vangelis Papiomytoglou (Mediterraneo Editions, 2015)

• Medicinal Plants of Greece, by George Sfikas (Efstathiadis Group, 1979)

• The Greek Herbalist’s Guide to Rituals, Charms, & Prayers, by Maria Christodoulou (2024)

• The Greek Herbalist’s Guide to the National Garden, by Maria Christodoulou (2022)

• Τα άγρια ​​βότανα, by Ρούλα Γκόλιου (Μαλλιάρης Παιδεία, 2014)

Botanical Mythology

• The Greek Plant World in Myth, Art, and Literature, by Hellman Baumann (Timber Press, 1993)

• The Mythology of Plants: Botanical Lore from Ancient Greece and Rome, by Annette Giesecke (The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2014)

The Greek Landscape

• Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Eastern Mediterranean, by Chris Thorogood (Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, 2020)

• Mountains of Greece, by George Sfikas (Efstathiadis Group, 1979)

• The Greek Herbalist’s Guide to the Mountain, by Maria Christodoulou (2023)

• Trees and Shrubs of Greece, by George Sfikas (Efstathiadis Group, 1978)

• Wild Flowers of Greece, by Vangelis Papiomitoglou (2006)

Academic Texts

• Ancient Botany, by Gavin Hardy and Laurence Totelin (Routledge, 2016)

• Ancient Medicine, by Vivian Nutton (Routledge, 2004)

• Dioscorides on Pharmacy and Medicine, by John M. Riddle (University of Texas Press, 1985)

• The Alphabet of Galen: Pharmacy from Antiquity to the Middle Ages, by Nicholas Everett (University of Toronto Press, 2012)

General Herbal Medicine

• Common Herbs for Natural Health, by Juliette de Bairacli Levy (Ash Tree Publishing, 1997)

• Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health by Rosemary Gladstar (Storey Publishing, 2001)

• Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide, by Rosemary Gladstar (Storey Publishing, 2012)

Entries on kalamon and balsamon in, Pedacii Dioscoridis de materia medica libri sex etc. (Περί ὕλης ἰατρικῆς λόγοι ἕξ κτλ.), The National Library of Greece, Athens