LIRIEN™ — Working the Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African-American Healing

LIRIEN™ — Working the Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African-American Healing

📖 First-hand stories from the people who carried the traditions.

🌿 Plant names, photographs and historical remedy accounts.

🎁 FREE digital edition with your printed book.

  • It felt like home.

    “It felt like home. It felt like remembering everything I’d forgotten.”★★★★★

  • Like listening to my elders

    “Reading this book was like sitting and listening to my elders.” ★★★★★

  • Keeping their voices alive

    “The griots of our community are so important and this book keeps their voices alive.”★★★★★
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📖 Put the stories back into the traditions.
Read healers’ own accounts and discover the lives, communities and experiences behind their knowledge. Revisit familiar memories and explore traditions you may never have encountered.

🌿 Explore the plants behind the names.
Browse common and botanical names, black-and-white photographs, and accounts of historical uses and preparations. Return to an entry when a plant or practice catches your attention.

🤎 Keep it close. Pass it on.
Keep the printed book in your home library, share meaningful passages with family, and access the digital edition while away. A book to revisit—and introduce to the next generation.

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THE PROOF IS IN THE REVIEWS

  • For the next generation

    “Can’t wait to pass down to my children and grandchildren”

    Ana P.
    Arizona

  • Finding & reclaiming my roots

    “This book helped me feel rooted because of the wealth of information it offers.”

    Luis M.
    Nueva York

  • Childhood memories

    “It remained me of being with my grandma as a child.”

    Rosa D.
    Nevada

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 

What kind of book is Working the Roots?

It is a collection of African-American oral histories and traditional healing knowledge by Michele E. Lee, combining elders’ stories with a reference section on historical remedies and practices.

What does “over 400 years” mean?

It refers to the history of the healing traditions explored in the book. It is not a claim that the book contains 400 remedies.

Do I need experience with herbalism?

You can read it for its family stories, cultural history and traditions without practicing herbalism. Readers already interested in herbs can explore the historical reference material in more depth.

Are these the actual pages?

Yes. The interior previews show your supplied excerpts about Ms. Sally McCloud, Mr. Pete and life on his farm, fitted onto realistic book pages. The original text and photographs are preserved, not recreated.

Are the photographs in color?

The supplied interior pages contain black-and-white photographs. The gallery shows the actual printing rather than recolored or recreated pages.

Does the book include spiritual traditions?

Yes. Alongside herbal knowledge, it discusses cultural and spiritual practices. Readers in the supplied review collection mention prayer, meditation and rootwork.

What is the return policy?

You have 30 days from receiving your order to request a return. Contact us through the Contact tab to begin the process.