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...
Why has the history of Western herbal medicine received such little research coverage in any systematic and authoritative way, even though it has f...
