State Library of Pennsylvania Makerspace STEMlab Adult Programs - 2023 Monthly Series

This Libguide is to accompany the virtual STEMlab Adult Programs for 2023.

Botany and Poisons Event Details

Science Programs for Adults: Botany and Poisons - August 17, 2023
August 17, Noon - 1pm
Background on botany and it's uses, and how it can be used against us.
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Photo from State Library Rare Collections

Q&A with Kate Khavari
An interview on poisons with the author of A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons

Poison dart frogs and South American Indians
A short article on the use of frog poison for hunting
Arrow poisons in China. Part I
Part I of an article on the use of poisons on arrows in ancient China
Arrow poisons in China. Part II. Aconitum--botany, chemistry, and pharmacology
Part II of an article on the use of poisons on arrows in ancient China
2015 Plant Talk 8 Poisonous Plants
A discussion of poisonous plants and their chemistry
25 Poisonous Plants In Pennsylvania
7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants
A Britannica article on the most poisonous plants worldwide
The Poison Garden
A poison garden in the tradition of the Middle Ages
Welcome To The Poison Garden: Medicine's Medieval Roots
An article about the garden, and its roots in medicine
The history of poisoning: from ancient times until modern ERA
A toxicology historical review of the practice of poisoning
Poisons, Poisoning, and Poisoners in Rome
A short article on the practice of poisoning among the patricians
Still About Francesco de' Medici's Poisoning (1587)
The most famous of the Medici poisonings, with some new information
How Catherine de Medici Made Gloves Laced with Poison Fashionable
The most famous of the Medici poisoners, and her techniques
Chapter 7 - Poisons and the Prince: Toxicology and Statecraft at the Medici Grand Ducal Court
Poisoning as politics among the Medicis
Poison Hemlock
The Penn State Extension page on the plant
Giant Hogweed
Information from the PA Dept. of Agriculture about the invasive species