The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines by Cassandra Leah Quave

The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines

Cassandra Leah Quave

384 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature science hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

Description

A leading medical ethnobotanist tells us the story of her quest to develop new ways to fight illness and disease through the healing powers of plants in this uplifting and adventure-filled memoir.Plants are the basis for an array of lifesaving and...

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Moods

informative 100%
reflective 80%
inspiring 60%
adventurous 46%
hopeful 40%
challenging 20%
emotional 20%
funny 6%
relaxing 6%
sad 6%

Pace

medium 64%
slow 21%
fast 14%

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