Critical Approaches to the History of Western Herbal Medicine : From Classical Antiquity to the Early Modern Period / edited by Susan Francia and Anne Stobart.

London : Bloomsbury, 2014.

xv, 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Fragmentation of Herbal History: The Way Forward / Anne Stobart and Susan Francia -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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. The History of Herbal Medicine as a Developing Field / Anne Stobart and Susan Francia.