For an author it is a good thing to know a little about various herbs and their uses both for healing and harming. Weather an author is writing a historical novel or a science fiction drama set on a far away world knowing how people have historically interacted with the plants around them can add wonderful details to any story. In a pinch a common weed can be turned into the saving grace for a world, or its bane.
It has been done many times and like falling in love and bitter betrayal it is a useful trope. My coworkers and I were delighted to discover that we had all read a book in common as children. The main plot of the book centered around a medicinal herb that was introduced to an ecosystem and then wrecked havoc, only to be controlled by fire.
It has been done many times and like falling in love and bitter betrayal it is a useful trope. My coworkers and I were delighted to discover that we had all read a book in common as children. The main plot of the book centered around a medicinal herb that was introduced to an ecosystem and then wrecked havoc, only to be controlled by fire.
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