Potent Potions and Healing Herbs: Medicinal Practices of the Renaissance – History of Medicine Society

Do you enjoy plants and botanical gardens, Harry Potter and the Renaissance? You will find a touch of all of these in this month’s presentation of the History of Medicine Society.

Drawing of a mandrake plantCharleen M. Moore, PhD and members of the Garden Health Interest Group will present Potent Potions and Healing Herbs: Medicinal Practices of the Renaissance at the September 16, 2015 meeting of the History of Medicine Society, a student-led interest group of the Friends of the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library. Please wear your Harry Potter robes and witches hats. Harry Potter’s favorite snacks will be served.

When: September 16, 2015 at 6:00 PM

Where: Briscoe Library, Howe Conference Room (5th floor)

Membership in the History of Medicine Society is free, and meetings are open to the public.

For more information, contact Lisa Matye Finnie, Special Collections Librarian, at finnie@uthscsa.edu or 210-567-2406.

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