AUTHOR BIO

Jessie Emerson has been a practicing registered nurse since 1965. In the 1970’s she began to study holistic medicine. She graduated in 1989 from Michael Moore’s Southwest School of Botanical Medicine and has studied with Native American herbalists, including Rolling Thunder and Navajo herbalist Sam Tso and Northern New Mexico Hispanic herbalists. She is the founder and owner of Oso Herbals. Oso Herbals and Jessie are dedicated to the respectful and correct use of the plant kingdom. OSO is the Spanish word for bear. “The bear came into my dreams and the bear and bear claw became the logo of my company and symbol of my medicine. The focus of Oso Herbals and Jessie is health, culture, the natural environment, and sustainability.

She has taken her first book Medicine From The Kitchen further to include plants that can easily be found in stores, the garden or in the backyard. Her goal for writing Herbal First Aid is to empower people with knowledge that can prevent incidents, accidents, and injury and can help people remain calm during crises. She says, “It is my belief that we must know what to do when there is no doctor or what to do until medical help is available”.

Jessie lives in a small town on the edge of the desert in New Mexico. She offers consultations, native medicinal plant tours, classes in medicine from the wild, and workshops in first aid using herbs, spices, and foods.

Contact Jessie at osoherbalsjessie@gmail.com