A wide-ranging compilation on the "materia medica" of the ordinary people of Britain and North America, comparing practices in both places. Got whooping cough? Try fried mice. There are over 200 A-Z entries on all aspects of folk medicine...more details Format:hardback Pages:325
From ivy wreathed buildings to the dandelions growing through the cracks between paving stones, we are surrounded by a wealth of native plants. In the past they were a hugely valued resource: magical...more details Format:Hardback Pages:464
The debt owed to botany by medicine is not commonly appreciated. In the past, medicine relied almost entirely on plants, and even today, many western medicines are plant-derived. Historians have largely neglected domestic medicine in favour of 'official medicine'. Although an impressive amount of information is available in primary sources...more details Format:Paperback Pages:224