For centuries, women have foraged, catalogued, and cooked with vegetables and herbs to soothe, caretake, and heal their families' health issues. Forbidden, hidden, and discounted, women are reclaiming their rites as healers and keepers of the hearth. "A Wild Thyme in the City" explores the basics of herbalism, including common ailments and disorders, dosages, selecting antidotes and medicaments, preparing remedies for the city dweller and herbal apprentices, and recipes for medical vegetables. By explaining the properties and applications of botanicals, Marguerite Dunne shows readers how to assess their health issues and create a practical healing protocol for maintaining good health through medicinal herbs. With this compendium, readers are guided through the transition from a standard diet to making smarter choices for maintaining good health. A materia medica, a list of herbs, is included listing easy definitions, therapeutic uses, and precautions. Back story, current statutes, and health food industry insider information are added as well.

While practicing as a medicinal herbalist for 40 years, Marguerite Dunne earned a double master's degree in education, a certification in herbology, and candidacy as a Doctor of Naturopathy. As an adjunct instructor of Biology for twelve years in herbs and nutrition, she gave historic herb lectures, wrote articles, made media appearances, owned a health food store, worked as the regional manager for three major supplement brands, and had her own radio show called The Urban Herbalist. She trained doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, pharmacists, health food industry store teams, and herbal apprentices. She is a member of the American Herbalists Guild, the American Botanical Council, and the National Health Federation. Marguerite is also profiled as the featured herbalist in the recently published book, "The New Healers" by Dr. Barbara Stevens Barnum.