{"product_id":"poisonous-plants-and-fatal-fungi","title":"Poisonous Plants and Fatal Fungi","description":"\u003cp\u003eA short history of toxic plants and 'shrooms and how they have been used for murder, warfare, and to develop medicines, and a list of killer botanicals, with history and lore for each of them, as well.  Useful for your next novel, perhaps?\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Marketing:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Lore and Lure of Deadly Botanicals\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \nExplore humanity's fascination with death through toxic flora and how they have affected history, magic, warfare, art, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \nSandra Kynes shares sixty detailed profiles divided into five themes, from classic killers to frightful fungi. Each profile includes the plant's history, folklore, and medicinal uses, as well as how it may or may not be used today.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \nAconite • Birthwort • Buttercup • Daffodil • Deadly Nightshade • Death Cap • Ergot • Foxglove • Funeral Bell • Hemlock • Liberty Cap • Mandrake • Mistletoe • Oleander • Pokeweed • Poppy • Tobacco • Wormwood\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \nDispatching people with poisonous plants isn't just an Agatha Christie plot—it began thousands of years ago and continues to this day. From penny-dreadful novels to true-crime television programs, we seem to have a penchant for ghoulishness. This book feeds our curiosity through detailed investigations of the murky roots of toxicology, witches and Indigenous healers, poisons in popular media, and much more. From datura to yew, deadly plants can attract you like a moth to a flame...but don't get too close.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandra Kynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44773437604047,"sku":"9780738778617","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/6654\/8431\/files\/9780738778617.jpg?v=1768000676","url":"https:\/\/isisbooks.com\/products\/poisonous-plants-and-fatal-fungi","provider":"Goddess Isis Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}