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

Nature on My Mind Series • Sharon Forks Library • Cumming, GA

Ever taken an aspirin? Thank a willow tree for that. Ever received a shot of numbing medication at the dentist’s office prior to a procedure? That was originally discovered in a plant too—the cocoa plant from the Andes. What about a painkiller for surgery? Morphine from opium poppy really takes the edge off the post-op pain. Plants are the basis for an array of lifesaving and health-improving medicines we all now take for granted. Ethnobotanist Dr. Cassandra Leah Quave shows us how important studying plants is while sharing her own incredible journey as told in her memoir The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines.

Join Dr. Quave at 2 PM on Sunday, April 21st at Sharon Forks Library (2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming, GA 30041) for a FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC event.

Following the lecture, Dr. Quave will have hardcover copies of her book for sale as well as some special items to showcase from the Emory University Herbarium.