A History of Plant Medicine

A comprehensive guide detailing the story of healing with herbs from pre-history to modern times.

About the author

Christina Stapley is a retired medical herbalist with ten years of practice. She now teaches pharmacognosy, materia medica and the history of western herbal medicine. Christina is a member of the Herbal History Research Network, and for many years has tutored practical historical herb workshops. She is a Royal Horticultural Society lecturer and has written three books on growing and using herbs. Christina has written courses on ageing successfully with herbs and edited a book of 17th century cookery and medicinal recipes.

Summary

A comprehensive guide detailing the story of healing with herbs from pre-history to modern times.

Foreword

• Christina's previous book - The Tree Dispensary: European Trees - was featured in national magazine LandScape and plan to feature her new book there


• Reviews in American Herbal magazines planned


• Christina's book - The Tree Dispensary: Exotic Trees - won the 2023 Thomas DiBaggio Book Award from the USA based International Herb Association and her new book will be promoted on the back of that

Product details

• Authors: Christina Stapley, Stapley Christina
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.2023
• EAN: 9781801520416
• ISBN: 978-1-80152-041-6
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 255 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, complementary medicine, Traditional medicine and herbal remedies, Traditional medicine & herbal remedies, Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies, history; herbalism; herbal medicine