Plants in 16th and 17th Century: Botany between Medicine and Science

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.