Healing Plants of Renaissance Florence

Healing Plants of Renaissance Florence
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Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9781803413129
ISBN-13 : 1803413123
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Book Synopsis Healing Plants of Renaissance Florence by : Angela Paine

Download or read book Healing Plants of Renaissance Florence written by Angela Paine and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2024-12-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Renaissance was a period of unparalleled beauty, excitement, and interest in Florence, despite frequent plagues and wars, thanks in large part to the presence of the Medici family, who virtually invented modern banking and accountancy. They were outstanding as enlightened and successful patrons of art, architecture, science, philosophy, and above all, every aspect of plant medicine. They collected medicinal and rare plants and created large botanic gardens, which are still there today. The Medici patronage of the University of Pisa, Cosimo I's creation of the chair of simples (medicinal plants), and his employment of Luca Ghini revolutionised how herbal medicine was taught. This book traces the development of the first hospital and academic medicinal plant garden in Florence, under the guidance of the great Cosimo I de Medici, and looks at the plants he and his sons used in their alchemical laboratories to create herbal medicines. A selection of these plants is investigated in detail, looking at how they can be used today, including their chemistry and healing properties, as well as research that has been carried out on them.


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