The magician’s herbal, in plain English
A medieval book of magic lists 153 plants. It knew its poisons, invented its love charms, and got snakebite dangerously wrong.
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Plant safety
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Syrian rue, in plain English
Esfand smoke, the evil eye and a seed that blocks an enzyme your medicines need: what harmal does, what the law says, and whether it works.
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Crab’s eye, in plain English
The red bead with the black cap on souvenir jewellery: what it does, the harmless look-alikes, and what to do if a child chews one.