Why has the history of Western herbal medicine 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? What methods and sources are most appropriate for the
study of medicinal herbs and herbal practices of the past? This
collection provides historians with a coherent guide to a variety
of sources in relation to medicinal plants that they have thus far
lacked. 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.
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