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How herbs healed the world and other stories of remarkable plants / by Connor Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: 223 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781529430530
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 581.63 SMI
Summary: Herbs have changed our lives in countless ways both visible and invisible. How herbs healed the world tells the origin stories of these remarkable plants and their impact on our live: revealing how poisons such as deadly nightshade were deployed to dispatch opponents in ancient Rome but are a vial ingredient in modern medicine or how herbs such as yarrow are still being used to treat wounds today, just as they were thousands of years ago. Uncovering stories and folklore from cultures around the globe, this book shows how herbs have enriched our lives for centuries.
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Herbs have changed our lives in countless ways both visible and invisible. How herbs healed the world tells the origin stories of these remarkable plants and their impact on our live: revealing how poisons such as deadly nightshade were deployed to dispatch opponents in ancient Rome but are a vial ingredient in modern medicine or how herbs such as yarrow are still being used to treat wounds today, just as they were thousands of years ago. Uncovering stories and folklore from cultures around the globe, this book shows how herbs have enriched our lives for centuries.

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