Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Notice to Readers

Acknowledgements

List of Contributors

1	The Fragmentation of Herbal History: The Way Forward
	Anne Stobart and Susan Francia

Revisiting Original Texts: Comparative Textual Analysis and New Perspectives on Original Sources

	Introduction
	Susan Francia and Anne Stobart
2	Early Greek Medicine: Evidence of Models, Methods and materia medica
	Vicki Pitman
3	Evaluating the Content of Medieval Herbals
	Anne Van Arsdall
4	Early-modern Midwifery Manuals and Herbal Practice
	Elaine Hobby
5	An Anatomy of The English Physitian
	Graeme Tobyn

Using Archival Sources: Extending the Evidence Available

	Introduction
	Susan Francia and Anne Stobart
6	The Use of Trade Accounts to Uncover the Importance of Cumin as a Medicinal Plant in Medieval England
	Susan Francia
7	Early Modern Childbirth and Herbs – The Challenge of Finding the Sources
	Nicky Wesson
8	Testamentary Records of the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries as a Source for the History of Herbal Medicine in England
	Richard Aspin

Focusing on One Individual: Biographical and Other Textual Sources

	Introduction
	Susan Francia and Anne Stobart
9	Galen’s Simple Medicines: Problems in Ancient Herbal Medicine
	John Wilkins
10	Deciphering Dioscorides: Mountains and Molehills?
	Alison Denham and Midge Whitelegg
11	William Turner: A Milestone in Botanical Medicine
	Marie Addyman
12	John Parkinson: Gardener and Apothecary of London
	Jill Francis

The Multi-disciplinary Nature of the History of Herbal Medicine, and Contributions from Archaeology and Ethnobotany

	Introduction
	Susan Francia and Anne Stobart
13	Archaeological Sources for the History of Herbal Medicine Practice: The Case Study of St John’s Wort with Valerian at Soutra Medieval Hospital
	Brian Moffat
14	How Can Ethnobotany Contribute to the History of Western Herbal Medicine? A Mesoamerican Answer
	Anna Waldstein
15	Conclusion: The History of Herbal Medicine as a Developing Field
	Anne Stobart and Susan Francia

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