FROM ANCIENT ROOTS TO MODERN REMEDIES
A History of Healing with Plants
An Exclusive Talk for Members of the Ashmolean
The event takes place onsite in the Headley Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom
Tickets are £15 for the in-person event and £10 online
Booking is essential. Tickets coming soon
Tea, coffee, and cakes will be served in the Headley Lecture Theatre from 2.30pm
With Susan Burge, OBE BSc DM FRCP
In this talk, Susan will discuss the use of herbal preparations for thousands of years both as medicines and as cosmetics.
She will reflect on the ancient beliefs that guided the choice of certain plants and will introduce some of the modern medicines derived from plants, considering the science behind these treatments.
Plant model of Hypericum/St John's Wort, Robert Brendel, c. 1860–1880, papier mâché & wood © Oxford University Herbaria, Department of Biology
Study of a Yellow Rose, Rory McEwen, 1977, watercolour on vellum © Rory McEwen, courtesy of the Shirley Sherwood Collection
Susan is a retired dermatologist, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford and Garden Fellow at the Royal College of Physicians, London.
This talk will be recorded and will be distributed to ticketholders following the event.
BOOKING
The event takes place onsite in the Headley Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom
Tickets are £15 for the in-person event and £10 online
Booking is essential and tickets are only available to Members of the Ashmolean
Tickets coming soon
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