Plants in 16th and 17th Century
In the pre-modern times, while medicine was still relying on classical authorities on herbal remedies, a new engagement with the plant world emerged. This volume follows intertwined strands in the study of plants, examining newly introduced species that captured physicians'' curiosity, expanded their therapeutic arsenal, and challenged their long-held medical theories. The development of herbaria,...
In the pre-modern times, while medicine was still relying on classical authorities on herbal remedies, a new engagement with the plant world emerged. This volume follows intertwined strands in the study of plants, examining newly introduced species that captured physicians'' curiosity, expanded their therapeutic arsenal, and challenged their long-held medical theories. The development of herbaria,...
