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Searching for Aster

On February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 By Carolyn Herbst LewisIn Herbs, Methods1 Comment

Everyone said to start by exploring what already grows in my yard. I wanted to learn about the vibrant New England Aster. It was much more difficult than I anticipated. Could the methods of the historian help?

Culpeper is a Man, not a Spice

On January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 By Carolyn Herbst LewisIn History, Methods1 Comment

When I teach the history of medicine, I ask students to think about how everyday people — people much like themselves, but in more Puritanical garb — responded to symptoms such as runny noses, sore throats, sprained ankles, and relentless diarrhea. We turn to Nicholas Culpeper for the answers.

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