{"product_id":"the-physick-garden-ancient-cures-for-modern-maladies-9780711266339","title":"The Physick Garden: Ancient Cures for Modern Maladies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alice Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: White Lion Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: White Lion Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Herbs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the V\u0026amp;A Illustration Awards 2024** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe intriguing tales of the plants that have been used to heal and cure our bodies, brought to life with beautifully surreal illustrations from Alice Smith.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the dawn of time, people have used plants as remedies, to both positive and deadly effect. These herbal treatments have become \u003cb\u003eenshrined in folklore\u003c\/b\u003e, in \u003cb\u003eold wives' tales\u003c\/b\u003e and in the \u003cb\u003ecurious names\u003c\/b\u003e we have given local species. Many have also found their way into modern medicine cabinets - but not always in the form you would expect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book imagines a physick garden of healing plants that have been used across the globe by different generations. But\u003cb\u003e were Italian Renaissance women dicing with death \u003c\/b\u003ewhen they dropped belladonna in their eyes? Can comfrey really be used to \u003cb\u003eheal broken bones?\u003c\/b\u003e And can St John's Wort scare away more than bad spirits? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking you\u003cb\u003e around the body\u003c\/b\u003e, from the brain to the bowels, \u003ci\u003eThe Physick Garden \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces 80 plants with curious medicinal pasts. With \u003cb\u003estriking illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003elively tales\u003c\/b\u003e, this book will show thatsometimes there \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e method in the madness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"White Lion Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45029800476823,"sku":"9780711266339","price":1253.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780711266339.webp?v=1769204597","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-physick-garden-ancient-cures-for-modern-maladies-9780711266339","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}