Plants in 16th and 17th Century

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Plants in 16th and 17th Century is written by Fabrizio Baldassarri and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3110740001 (ISBN 10) and 9783110740004 (ISBN 13).

In the pre-modern times, while medicine was still relying on classical authorities on herbal remedies, a new engagement with the plant world emerged. This volume follows intertwined strands in the study of plants, examining newly introduced species that captured physicians' curiosity, expanded their therapeutic arsenal, and challenged their long-held medical theories. The development of herbaria, the creation of botanical gardens, and the inspection of plants contributed to a new understanding of the vegetal world. Increased attention to plants led to account for their therapeutic virtues, to test and produce new drugs, to recognize the physical properties of plants, and to develop a new plant science and medicine.