[download pdf] A History of Herbalism: Cure, Cook and Conjure by Emma Kay

A History of Herbalism: Cure, Cook and Conjure by Emma Kay

• A History of Herbalism: Cure, Cook and Conjure
• Emma Kay
• Page: 224
• Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
• ISBN: 9781399008952
• Publisher: Pen and Sword

Download A History of Herbalism: Cure, Cook and Conjure

Download a book from google A History of Herbalism: Cure, Cook and Conjure (English Edition) FB2 9781399008952

Overview

Food historian Emma Kay tells the story of our centuries-old relationship with herbs. From herbalists of old to contemporary cooking, this book reveals the magical and medicinal properties of your favorite plants in colorful, compelling detail. At one time, every village in Britain had a herbalist. A History of Herbalism investigates the lives of women and men who used herbs to administer treatment and knew the benefit of each. Meet Dr Richard Shephard of Preston, who cultivated angelica on his estate in the eighteenth century for the sick and injured; or Nicholas Culpeper, a botanist who catalogued the pharmaceutical benefits of herbs for early literary society. But herbs were not only medicinal. Countless cultures and beliefs as far back as prehistoric times incorporated herbs into their practices: paganism, witchcraft, religion and even astrology. Take a walk through a medieval "physick" garden, or Early Britain, and learn the ancient rituals to fend off evil powers, protect or bewitch or even attract a lover. The wake of modern medicine saw a shift away from herbal treatments, with rituals and spells shrouded with superstition as the years wore on. The author reveals how herbs became more culinary rather than medicinal including accounts of recent trends for herbal remedies as lockdown and the pandemic leads us to focus more on our health and wellbeing.

Pdf downloads: DOWNLOAD [PDF] {EPUB} Le véritable tarot de Marseille download pdf, Read [pdf]> The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson download link, [Pdf/ePub] The Devil's Hand by download ebook read book, [Pdf/ePub] Machinery's Handbook and Digital Edition: 31st Edition, Toolbox Ed. by Erik Oberg download ebook download link,