Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition: An Ethnobotany of Britain & Ireland
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition: An Ethnobotany of Britain & Ireland
By (Author) David Allen
By (author) Gabrielle Hatfield
Workman Publishing
Timber Press
15th April 2004
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Botany and plant sciences
Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest
581.6340941
Physical Properties
Hardback
432
Width 3mm, Height 6mm
Description
Firsthand accounts of the medicinal uses of more than 400 species as told by the plain folk of Britain and Ireland. Rich in lore and practical wisdom of the ages. This is a black-and-white edition.
Reviews
"[The indexes] add greatly to the reference value of the book, although the authors' lively writing style is an invitation for casual reading as well."
--Barbara MacAlpine, American Reference Books Annual, 2005
Author Bio
David E. Allen studied archaeology and anthropology at Cambridge. A long interest in field botany led to his becoming president and an honorary member of the Botanical Society of the British Isles, and past president of the Society for the History of Natural History, which has awarded him a Founder's Medal for his substantial contribution to the study of the history of natural history. He is the author of numerous botanical books.
