Working The Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing

This is a North American Bible as far as I'm concerned. Real people, real experiences and REAL plant medicines. The author did her due diligence and research, and it reads almost like a dissertation it's so thorough (that work cited babyyy)! There aren't many readily available/accessible forms of information regarding rootwork and root doctoring, so if you're interested, this is a great jumpoff.

When I was first getting interested in herbalism, and it was the best decision. I am a complete beginner and I found that the material and it was easy to understand and very easy to practice. Literally the best book I’ve ever bought!

This book is a wealth of knowledge. I love that it’s interview style and you learn so much about the people sharing the knowledge and recipe. The griots of our community are so important and this book keeps their voices alive. It’s also rich with first hand history that I found to be invaluable! Would absolutely recommend having this book in your library. It will be a life long reference.

There's a lot of knowledge and history throughout the book. Includes so much lost information, including cultural behaviors and reasons behind it. In a positive way there's so much more here than I anticipated.

I love this book. It's a moment in history that was captured and Michelle did it at the perfect time. It made me want to talk to my grandmother and ask about her time growing up. This is the perfect book to be apart of your book collection.The only thing I would say isn't great about it, is the pictures being black and white. I believe when dealing with herbal books and learning about plants, the pictures should not be drawn nor in black and white photo. It should be clear colored pictures taken with a camera. So we don't have to guess if the plant we're looking at in real life is the black and white picture or the drawn picture we're looking at in a book.Other than that, it's an amazing book, the stories makes me love it.