Medieval remedies are attracting growing interest for their ingenuity. Far from clichés, these ancient practices reveal a methodical approach to health. Medieval manuscripts unveil surprisingly modern ...

The history of reproductive health and contraception is as old as civilization itself. While modern discourse often centers ...

Social media is overflowing with wellness hacks and tips. While some should be avoided at all costs, others may actually be rooted in medicinal practices dating back to the Dark Ages, new research ...

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing battle for scientists to overcome, as more antimicrobials are urgently needed to treat biofilm-associated infections. However scientists from the School of Life ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract • Background The genus Cucumis contains two species of important vegetable crops, C. sativus, cucumber, and C. melo, melon. Melon has ...

The apparent contradiction begins immediately, with the book’s title: “Healing with Poisons.” But in this sweeping examination of poison’s role in medieval Chinese medicine, Yan Liu, assistant ...

Image, word and medicine in the Middle Ages / Peter Murray Jones -- Latin crusaders, Byzantine herbals / Alain Touwaide -- The illuminated Tacuinum sanitatis manuscripts from northern Italy ca.

Ted Kiefer is director of music at Saint Agnes in Blackwood and former director of music for 20 years at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Lorraine is a well known garden ...

The PA Heartland Herb Society will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Berks County Heritage Center in Bern Township. The program will be “The Legend and Lore of Medieval Herbs,” presented by LeeAnn Martin ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Medieval scholars from around the world will return to Kalamazoo this month for the 54th celebration of the Western Michigan University International Congress on Medieval Studies. The ...