Memory, Wisdom and Healing: The History of Domestic Plant Medicine

Memory, Wisdom and Healing: The History of Domestic Plant Medicine

by Gabrielle Hatfield (Author)

Synopsis

Historians have largely neglected domestic medicine in favour of official medicine . In this title, the author has gathered material from manuscripts, letters, diaries and personal interviews to produce a detailed picture of the use of domestic remedies in Britain from 1700 to the 21st century.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Published: 21 Apr 2005

ISBN 10: 075093462X
ISBN 13: 9780750934626

Author Bio
Gabrielle is Wingate Scholar and Honarary Research Associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1989-1991 she was Wellcome Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia, researching domestic plant remedies, for which she won the Michaele Janis Ratcliffe Prize for Folklore in 1993.