Memory, Wisdom and Healing: The History of Domestic Plant Medicine by Gabrielle Hatfield
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Memory, Wisdom and Healing
Memory, Wisdom and Healing
Summary
The author gathers together a wealth of material from mmanuscripts, letters, diaries and personal interviews which collectively reveal a detailed picture of the use of domestic remedies in Britain.
Memory, Wisdom and Healing Summary
Table of Contents
Plant medicine in Britain; what do we know about country remedies?; simple plant remedies: characteristics of domestic plant medicine; the people themselves - the users of domestic medicine; magic and medicine; warts and all; hedgerow or herb patch: sources of plants used in domestic medicine; old cures, new healing - the effectiveness of plant remedies.
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GOR004676123
9780750919456
0750919450
Memory, Wisdom and Healing: The History of Domestic Plant Medicine by Gabrielle Hatfield
Used - Very Good
Hardback
The History Press Ltd
19991118
244
N/A
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