The Scots Herbal: The Plant Lore of Scotland
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (506 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1873644604 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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She later returned to Scotland and began a decade of research on the usage of plants. . Tess Darwin gained her ethnobotanical expertise in Central Africa and Australasia
The Scots Herbal ( The Plant Lore of Scotland) This is a delightful book which breaks into two sections. The first deals with the plants generally and there uses throughout history taking into account religious and political changes to both the nature of the land and attitudes to their usage. It is an extremely intelligent and insightful account based on a great deal of research and knowledge, and some wonderful humour imbedded in the text. The second part of the book tells the reader of the indigenous plants by common, Latin, Scots and Gaelic n. A GREAT resource nancy badger I write fiction and the need for information on herbs pertaining to Scotland, as well as folklore, sent me to buy this book. It has an easy index and is filled with tidbits I plan to use in my blogs and novels.
'A generous book, a model of research and organisation.' Times Literary Supplement 'Worthwhile and entirely relevant, not just to Scotland. It covers the history and folklore of plants, and their use in textiles, arts and crafts.' Scottish Home and Country . Ethnobotany helps engender respect for nature.' BBC Wildlife 'A unique and longed-for book.' Scottish Book Collector 'The first comprehensive guide to the many ways in which wild plants have been used in Scotland over the centuries
Tess Darwin reveals the forgotten secrets of Scottish plant lore in fascinating detail, showing how many of the plant remedies which were dismissed by modern scientists as superstition have since been found to be effective in treating illness and have led to the creation of many new drugs.. To our ancestors, there was no such thing as a weed. Every growing thing had a role to play in daily life - as an ingredient for food, as medicine, as a dye or as fodder for livestock