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oapen-20.500.12657-619222024-03-27T14:14:41Z Critical Approaches to the History of Western Herbal Medicine Francia, Susan Stobart, Anne plants history of medicine therapeutic belief therapeutic practice herbal history social history manual midwifery history of the West treatment William Turner John Parkinson botanical ethnobotany anatomy sources methodologies ancient history medieval history early modern history archaeology Dioscorides Galen cumin trade physician thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine This open access collection provides historians with a coherent guide to a variety of sources in relation to medicinal plants that they have thus far lacked, grappling with questions such as: Why the history of Western herbal medicine has received such little research coverage in any systematic and authoritative way, even though it has figured large in both lay and learned healthcare of the past? And what methods and sources are most appropriate for the study of medicinal herbs and herbal practices of the past? Critical Approaches to the History of Western Herbal Medicine encourages a serious re-assessment of research in the history of herbal medicine and provides examples of appropriate methodologies and critical examinations of relevant sources. In this innovative collection, historians and researchers from a range of disciplines come together to share material on the identification and use of medicinal plants, the activities of people involved with herbal medicine and the investigation of past herbal therapeutic beliefs and practice. Classical and medieval scholars, social and literary historians, archaeologists and ethnobotanists all contribute to this exploration of the history of Western herbal medicine. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Knowledge Unlatched. 2023-03-17T15:22:13Z 2023-03-17T15:22:13Z 2014 book ONIX_20230317_9781441185808_58 9781441185808 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61922 eng application/pdf application/epub+zip Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781441185808.pdf 9781441143570.epub Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic 066d8288-86e4-4745-ad2c-4fa54a6b9b7b Knowledge Unlatched 9781441185808 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Bloomsbury Academic 304 London open access
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This open access collection provides historians with a coherent guide to a variety of sources in relation to medicinal plants that they have thus far lacked, grappling with questions such as: Why the history of Western herbal medicine has received such little research coverage in any systematic and authoritative way, even though it has figured large in both lay and learned healthcare of the past? And what methods and sources are most appropriate for the study of medicinal herbs and herbal practices of the past? Critical Approaches to the History of Western Herbal Medicine encourages a serious re-assessment of research in the history of herbal medicine and provides examples of appropriate methodologies and critical examinations of relevant sources. In this innovative collection, historians and researchers from a range of disciplines come together to share material on the identification and use of medicinal plants, the activities of people involved with herbal medicine and the investigation of past herbal therapeutic beliefs and practice. Classical and medieval scholars, social and literary historians, archaeologists and ethnobotanists all contribute to this exploration of the history of Western herbal medicine. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Knowledge Unlatched.
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