Stories
- Article
The healing power of the physic garden
Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.
- Article
姜、蒜、葱 Ginger, garlic and spring onions
Nina Mingya Powles felt adrift in the UK, living thousands of miles from home. But nurturing familiar tastes and smells in her tiny balcony garden helped her roots begin to grow.
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
- Article
Theriac: An ancient brand?
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
Catalogue
- Books
A dictionary of English plant names (and some products of plants) / Geoffrey Grigson.
Grigson, Geoffrey, 1905-1985.Date: 1974- Books
- Online
The names of herbes, A.D. 1548. Edited, with an introd., an index of English names, and an indentification of the plants enumerated by Turner.
Turner, William, -1568.Date: 1881- Books
From earth to art : the many aspects of the plant-world in Anglo-Saxon England ; proceedings of the First ASPNS Symposium, University of Glasgow, 5-7 April 2000 / edited by C.P. Biggam.
Date: 2003- Archives and manuscripts
Press Adverts - Dips and Livestock Remedies
Cooper McDougall & Robertson LtdDate: Mar 1930 - 12 Jan 1943Reference: WF/C/M/GB/A/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
The English plant names in The Grete Herball (1526) : a contribution to the historical study of English plant-name usage / by Mats Rydén.
Rydén, Mats.Date: 1984