A Garden of Medicinal Plants by Henry Oakeley
The second book in the 500 Reflections on the RCP series, focusing on the gardens of the Royal CollegeDr Henry Oakeley was a psychiatrist whose main botanical interest for 50 years was in orchids, but for the last ten has been in the use of plants as medicines, from earliest times to the present day.
Jane Knowles has been in charge of the Garden at the Royal College of Physicians since 2005, after eleven years at the Chelsea Physic Garden as head of propagation and medicinal plants.
Prof Michael de Swiet is professor emeritus of obstetric medicine at Imperial College London and is particularly interested in medicinal plants and women's health. He also volunteers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Prof Tony Dayan was a neuropathologist before moving into toxicology, first in drug industry research and then in academia. His abiding scientific interest is in mechanisms of health and disease.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408706244 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408706245 |
| Title | A Garden of Medicinal Plants |
| Author | Henry Oakeley |
| Series | 500 Reflections On The Rcp 1518-2018 |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2015-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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