Hatfield's Herbal

The Curious Stories of Britain's Wild Plants

Gabrielle Hatfield (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

464 Seiten

2009
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-102514-8 (ISBN)

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Presents the story of how people all over Britain have used its wild plants throughout history, for reasons magical, mystical and medicinal. Filled with stories, folklore and remedies both strange and practical, this title discusses the richness of Britain's heritage.

Hatfield's Herbal is the story of how people all over Britain have used its wild plants throughout history, for reasons magical, mystical and medicinal. Gabrielle Hatfield has drawn on a lifetime's knowledge to describe the properties of over 150 native plants, and the customs that surround them: from predicting the weather with seaweed to using deadly nightshade to make ladies' pupils dilate appealingly, and from ensuring a husband's faithfulness with butterbur to warding off witches by planting a rowan tree. Filled with stories, folklore and remedies both strange and practical, this is a memorable and eye-opening guide to the richness of Britain's heritage.

Gabrielle Hatfield is a distinguished historian of plant medicine. The winner of two literary prizes (Michaelis-Jean Ratcliff prize and John Thackray Medal), she is currently research associate at Kew and member of the council of management of Ethnomedica.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.3.2009
Zusatzinfo	Yes: 100
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	320 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Phytotherapie
ISBN-10	0-14-102514-X / 014102514X
ISBN-13	978-0-14-102514-8 / 9780141025148
Zustand	Neuware