Fear mo ghaoil an t uisge-bheatha
Vellum from Malcolm Beaton's composite collection on Virtues Aqua vitae - 'uiscebeatha' NLS Edinburgh Whisky is the one I love... As the...
A Lunastal Message from the Earth
Highland woman taking part in the Lunastal harvest August 1st 2018 is Earth Overshoot Day I couldn't believe the irony when I came across...
Medicine Chest of Bonnie Prince Charlie's Physician (Dr. Stuart Thriepland) Talk
The 'Culloden Medicine Chest of Bonnie Prince Charlie's Physician' Photo Courtesy of The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh It is a...
Gaelic Charm Wheel Makes a Public Appearance
I was delighted to see this intriguing page from the Gaelic Medical Manuscripts featured in the wonderful National Library for Scotland...
Haló! Fàilte! Scots Pharmacopoeia
It is with great pleasure that I announce the launch of the Scots Pharmacopoeia project website. Over the coming months we will be...
18th Century Herbal Notebook
Here’s another little gem of synchronicity that guided me in my research of 18th century Scottish herbal remedies: My friend was...
Anglo-Saxon Ancient-Biotics
We love this project of the Ancient-Biotic group at Nottingham university. Showing how a 10th century remedy was effective in inhibiting...