Nature's Apothecary
Bodleian Library (Verlag)
9781851246694 (ISBN)
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Herbs have been used for centuries to cure all manner of ailments. They were especially important as home remedies for the many people without access to a trained physician before the advent of affordable healthcare. In the Middle Ages, monastery gardens were used to cultivate plants to treat not only their own house, but also the secular community that surrounded them. Information about the medicinal properties of plants was gathered into books known as herbals, which gained a much increased audience with the advent of printing.
Nature’s Apothecary features a selection of 100 plants showing how not only herbs but also flowers, fruit and vegetables have been used in different ways for medicinal purposes. Exquisite colour illustrations from the renowned Herball by John Gerard, first published in 1597, accompany short narratives describing the social, cultural and historical importance of plants growing naturally in the hedgerows and meadows, and in gardens, as well as more exotic flowers from further afield, drawn from the writings of a range of herbalists including John Gerard, Nicholas Culpeper and Elizabeth Blackwell. Together, they give a fascinating history of nature’s extraordinary role in both formal and folk medicine.
MARGARET WILLES is the author of Pick of the Bunch: The Story of Twelve Treasured Flowers (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2009), A Shakespearean Botanical (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2015) and The Domestic Herbal: Plants for the Home in the Seventeenth Century (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2020).
List of Plants
1 Alecost
2 Alehoof
3 Alkanet
4 All Heal
5 Angelica
6 Apricot
7 Basil
8 Bay
9 Betony
10 Borage
11 Broom
12 Cabbage
13 Camomile
14 Caraway
15 Carnation
16 Coltsfoot
17 Columbine
18 Comfrey
19 Crab Apple
20 Crowfoot
21 Daffodil
22 Daisy
23 Dandelion
24 Dill
25 Eringo
26 Fennel
27 Feverfew
28 Fig
29 Foxglove
30 Garlic
31 Golden Rod
32 Good King Henry
33 Greater Celandine
34 Hazel
35 Hemp
36 Honeysuckle
37 Hops
38 Houseleek
39 Hyacinth
40 Hyssop
41 Iris
42 Juniper
43Lavender
44 Lemon
45 Lesser Celandine
46 Lily
47 Liquorice
48 Long Purples
49 Madder
50 Maidenhair Fern
51 Mandrake
52 Marigold
53 Marsh Mallow
54 Medlar
55 Mint
56 Mistletoe
57 Mugwort
58 Mulberry
59 Nettle
60 Oak
61 Onion
62 Orange
63 Pansy
64 Parsley
65 Pear
66 Pellitory of Spain
67 Pellitory of the Wall
68 Pennyroyal
69 Peony
70 Plantain
71 Poppy
72 Potato
73 Primrose
74 Pumpkin
75 Quince
76 Rhubarb
77 Rose
78 Rosemary
79 Rue
80 Saffron
81 Sage
82 St John's Wort
83 Samphire
84 Sanicle
85 Soapwort
86 Sorrel
87 Strawberry
88 Sweet Cicely
89 Sweet Marjoram
90 Tansy
91Thyme
92 Tobacco
93 Tormentil
94 Violet
95 Walnut
96 Willow
97 Woad
98 Wormwood
99 Yarrow
100 Yew
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.7.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 110 Illustrations, color |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781851246694 / 9781851246694 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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