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Divine Origin of the Herbalist

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This short book (91 pages) was first published in 1924, and was republished in 1971; it is this second edition that I read. The book is an attempt to get past the magic, and look at what the ancients actually knew about medicine. It discusses the different cultures' (Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, Syriac and Arabic) idea of the herbalist, how they organized their knowledge of herbs, and what they knew.

As might be expected from a book originally written in 1924, this book did not have a lot of information upon which draw any conclusions. As such, though it is a good-faith effort, it simply doesn't have much to say. That said, though, it does contain some information that I have not encountered in my other readings; it is a unique work, but it really doesn't have much to say. I would give this book a very qualified recommendation.