Well researched guide to plants, their Scots and Gaelic names and their traditional uses

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Product Description

To our ancestors, there was no such thing as a weed. Every growing thing had a role to play in daily life - as an ingredient for food, as medicine, as a dye or as fodder for livestock. Tess Darwin reveals the forgotten secrets of Scottish plant lore in fascinating detail, showing how many of the plant remedies which were dismissed by modern scientists as superstition have since been found to be effective in treating illness and have led to the creation of many new drugs.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #534008 in Books
• Published on: 1996-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Review
'A generous book, a model of research and organisation.' Times Literary Supplement 'Worthwhile and entirely relevant, not just to Scotland. Ethnobotany ... helps engender respect for nature.' BBC Wildlife 'A unique and longed-for book.' Scottish Book Collector 'The first comprehensive guide to the many ways in which wild plants have been used in Scotland over the centuries. It covers the history and folklore of plants, and their use in textiles, arts and crafts.' Scottish Home and Country

Times Literary Supplement
"A generous book, a model of research and organisation."

Scottish Book Collector, Winter 1997
"It invites detailed study and surprising rewards. ... a valued addition to the bookshelves and an immediate reading pleasure."

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Customer Reviews

A thorough text - difficult to put down
A very useful descritpion of plants with practical applications. Tess, quite rightly, notes that medicinal and magical beliefs are difficult to separate and the result is a series of entries from evidence-based research to warding off fairies. Fascinating and charming. A must for Scotland-based Palaeoquest students.