Poisonous Plants and Fatal Fungi: The Lore and Lure of Deadly Botanicals

As the title implies, this book explores poisonous plants and mushrooms, notably through history, magic, art, even warfare, witchcraft, and more! Inside, the book lays out 60 profiles of these deadly flora, divided into five thematic sections. For each entry, there is a detailed history, folklore, medicinal uses despite being toxic and notably how they are used in a modern setting—like how your optometrist might use compounds derived from Deadly Nightshade. Author Sandra Kynes will detail these 60 plants and mushrooms through many lenses, not just toxicology, cut also cultural narratives such as their presence in Wicca, Shamanic, and Indigenous practices.