The Physick Garden Av Alice Smith

<P><B>**Shortlisted for the V&A Illustration Awards 2024**<br><br>The 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. </B><br><br>Since the dawn of time, people have used plants as remedies, to both positive and deadly effect. These herbal treatments have become <B>enshrined in folklore</B>, in <B>old wives'' tales</B> and in the <B>curious names</B> we have given local species. Many have also found their way into modern medicine cabinets – but not always in the form you would expect.<br><br>This book imagines a physick garden of healing plants that have been used across the globe by different generations. But<B> were Italian Renaissance women dicing with death </B>when they dropped belladonna in their eyes? Can comfrey really be used to <B>heal broken bones?</B> And can St John’s Wort scare away more than bad spirits? <br><br>Takin