Talk by Herbalist Jenny Carden - a fascinating exploration of the traditional remedies and healing practices which were lost, partly rediscovered and imported from overseas, shaped alongside and occasionally in conflict with 'modern' medicine. We'll ponder questions such as how did plant medicine become viewed as folklore and how does this affect us today? Why did the government ask people in Devon to pick and dry foxgloves in WW1? Why were 19th century Herbalists in Devon almost all Carpenters and shoemakers? And does Dartmoor hold the key to lost medicine practices in its peat?
Tickets for £6 each to be purchased in advance from the museum.
Further information at https://www.dartmoorlife.org.uk/magic-myth-exhibition/talks/