The Physic Garden

Soapwort

Crow soap, Soapweed, Bouncing-Bet

Apr 7, 2021 • 

James Waddell

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March 2021

Yarrow

Bloodwort, herba militaris, seven-years'-love

Mar 17, 2021 • 

James Waddell

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February 2021

Meadow Saffron: a 3500-year-old gout medicine which might treat Covid

Meadow Saffron has a long medical history, but keeps throwing up new surprises

Feb 9, 2021 • 

James Waddell

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December 2020

Christmas Special: Holly

For all the festive Victoriana, there is a beautiful strangeness to this plant

Dec 23, 2020 • 

James Waddell

Lungwort

Pulmonaria, Jerusalem Cowslip, Bethlehem Sage

Dec 8, 2020 • 

James Waddell

November 2020

Feverfew

Flirtwort, Vetter-voo, Feather-fully, Mutterkraut

Nov 24, 2020 • 

James Waddell

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The Barber-Surgeons' Garden

Finding respite - and inspiration - in a medicinal herb garden

Nov 17, 2020 • 

James Waddell

June 2020

What can we learn from 16th-century medicinal plants during a pandemic?

"Phisicke herbes" are a radically democratic, embodied, sensory kind of evidence through which to understand our current moment of medical crisis.

Jun 24, 2020

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