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Herbal medicines and the early modern menopause

Held responsible for their own “rebellious distempers” – or menopausal symptoms – women had no choice but to keep quiet and resort to unpalatable concoctions in the hope of relief, as Julia Nurse explains.

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Love, longing and tea from the polski sklep

For people of Polish origin in the UK, herbal tea is closely tied to health and shared history. Kasia Tomasiewicz explores her changing relationship to these tea-related cultural habits.

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What Black women do when the NHS fails them

Sabrina-Maria Anderson explores misogynoir – hatred of Black women – within the NHS, and how women like her are consequently turning to other sources of medical support.

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Plant portraits

The beautiful and mysterious illustrations in medieval herbals convey a wealth of knowledge about the plants they portray.

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  • [Leaflet explaining how the Department of Health's herbal medicine licensing system safeguards the public].
  • [Leaflet explaining how the Department of Health's herbal medicine licensing system safeguards the public].
  • [Leaflet explaining how the Department of Health's herbal medicine licensing system safeguards the public].
  • [Leaflet explaining how the Department of Health's herbal medicine licensing system safeguards the public].
  • [Leaflet explaining how the Department of Health's herbal medicine licensing system safeguards the public].
  • [Leaflet explaining how the Department of Health's herbal medicine licensing system safeguards the public].
  • Baldwin's Patent Herbal Medicines : the medicine of nature : a life invigorating remedy for nervousness, debility, consumption, insomnia, lowness of spirits.
  • [Leaflet about the use of preservatives in herbal medicines].
  • [Leaflet about the use of preservatives in herbal medicines].
  • [Leaflet about the use of preservatives in herbal medicines].
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