{"product_id":"the-physick-garden-alice-smith-9780711266339","title":"The Physick Garden: Ancient Cures for Modern Maladies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the V\u0026amp;A Illustration Awards 2024** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe intriguing tales of the plants that have been used to heal and cure our bodies, brought to life with beautifully surreal illustrations from Alice Smith.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the dawn of time, people have used plants as remedies, to both positive and deadly effect. These herbal treatments have become \u003cb\u003eenshrined in folklore\u003c\/b\u003e, in \u003cb\u003eold wives' tales\u003c\/b\u003e and in the \u003cb\u003ecurious names\u003c\/b\u003e we have given local species. Many have also found their way into modern medicine cabinets - but not always in the form you would expect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book imagines a physick garden of healing plants that have been used across the globe by different generations. But\u003cb\u003e were Italian Renaissance women dicing with death \u003c\/b\u003ewhen they dropped belladonna in their eyes? Can comfrey really be used to \u003cb\u003eheal broken bones?\u003c\/b\u003e And can St John's Wort scare away more than bad spirits? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking you\u003cb\u003e around the body\u003c\/b\u003e, from the brain to the bowels, \u003ci\u003eThe Physick Garden \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces 80 plants with curious medicinal pasts. With \u003cb\u003estriking illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003elively tales\u003c\/b\u003e, this book will show thatsometimes there \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e method in the madness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0711266336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780711266339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 6.29w x 0.94d","brand":"Alice Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046253129983,"sku":"9780711266339","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0b79ceb-07d0-4917-988f-845d8636387e.jpg?v=1684983521","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-physick-garden-alice-smith-9780711266339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}