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The Plant Hunter

A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines

ISBN-13: 9781984879110

Author(s): Cassandra Leah Quave

Subjects: VF

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Viking Press USA

Publication Date: 04-11-2021

Format: Hardback

Availability: Temporary unavailable

£20.99

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About the book

No one understands plants better than Dr. Cassandra Quave, and as a person born with multiple congenital defects who nearly lost her life at the age of three due to a staph infection, she has an intimate knowledge of the strengths and failings of modern medicine. In The Plant Hunter, Dr. Quave weaves together science, botany, and memoir to recount her own journey in search of natural compounds, long known to traditional healers, that could help save us all from this looming crisis. Her extraordinary story is filled with grit, tragedy, triumph, and awe.

The Plant Hunter

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