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We have Dr Debora Moretti & Dr Peter Jones speaking on *Cunning folk and 'Herbalists' in the C19th Medical Marketplace* at our ONLINE seminar! Evolving Traditions: Influences on Western Herbal Practice Date: 19 mar • 14:30 ⏬️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/evolving-tra…

Matthew Scudder interviews Dr Anna Simmons, Course Dir - History of Medicine diploma The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries . Dr Simmons offers some fantastic insight into the course & how she became involved with the Society, using the archives. Click here to read more: apothecaries.org/interview-anna…

We are delighted to have John Hunnex Natural History Museum speaking at our ONLINE seminar on Hidden Botanical Collections at the Natural History Museum. It's not too late to grab your tickets! Evolving Traditions: Influences on Western Herbal Practice 19 Mar 14:30 eventbrite.co.uk/e/evolving-tra…

What’s it like working with Kew’s Herbarium collections from Africa? kew.org/read-and-watch…

BSHM Congress Registration Now Open Early bird registration is now open for the British Society for the History of Medicine Congress in Leeds from 10-13 September 2025. Abstract submission is also open. For full details of the Congress: bshm.org.uk/congress-2025/

The latest issue of #BritishandIrishBotany is out! It's our Open Access, online scientific journal: free to read, free to publish in. 6 papers: limestone pavements, historic botanists & their finds, New Zealand Pigmyweed in Irish lakes, Sorbus & Hieracium. bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/03/britis…

Last chance to book tickets for our fabulous ONLINE seminar on Wed 19th March! Programme and link to book below ⬇️

We're delighted to announce our 2025 online talks! From sassafras to radioactive pharmaceuticals, Boots the Chemist in New Zealand to pharmacy caricatures, we're looking forward to hearing from expert speakers around the world. The talks are free, & everyone is welcome! 1/3

The Zoom Room is ready, the speakers are prepped... only 5 days until our fabulous ONLINE seminar: *Evolving Traditions: Influences on Western Herbal Practice* Kew Science University of Oxford Natural History Museum Alternative Healers 1834-1948 Date: Wed 19 Mar • 14:30 GMT eventbrite.co.uk/e/evolving-tra…

Busy preparing my talk for Wednesday 19th's celebration of 15 years of the Herbal History Research Network: Evolving Traditions: Influences on Western Herbal Practice. It's online - booking at: herbalhistory.org/home/seminars/

1578 Counsell Against the Pestilence - use cinnamon, violet and cloves, but under no circumstances rely on a walnut

Got a muscle cramp, sprain or bruise? Have you tried Barrett's *Mandrake Embrocation* by Victorian "Quack" doctor, Joshua Barrett? 🦆 Read more below in our blog from Caroline Rance! ⬇️ #mandrakeroot #herbalhistory #quackdoctors #histmed #C19th herbalhistory.org/home/the-apost…

Post-doctoral fellowship available at Kew, closing 20 April. For proposals covering plant-people relationships, broadly defined, and using methods from the humanities, social sciences and life sciences see careers.kew.org/vacancy/kew-re… Informal enquiries: [email protected]

Save the Date for our next Coffee with a Curator. Friday, March 28 at 2pm ET Meredith Woodward presenting her thesis research, entitled “The State of Herbaria in TN”. Her talk will provide an overview of important collections, collectors, and efforts to digitize TN herbaria.

If you enjoyed our online seminar, or wish you could have attended, you might want to sign up to hear about our latest events and get more involved! ⏬ herbalhistory.org/home/join/