Archives Month Philly Event: Poison or Panacea?

This event is free, but registration is required. Limited tickets available.

As part of Archives Month Philly, please join the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia for a special pop-up exhibit examining the history of herbal medicine in the West.

 

From the ancient Romans and Greeks to today, people have looked to plants for cure-alls, cold remedies, tumor treatments, and even poisons. “Poison or Panacea?” traces two well-known plants and their medicinal uses throughout the centuries. This exhibit features some of the loveliest herbals in the Library’s rare book collection.