Sea Wormwood

The following enumeration of English locales wherein “sea wormwood” grows further defines Turner’s intended audience as not only those interested in pharmacy, but those specifically practicing in England. Following his introduction to wormwood, Turner begins to discuss the medicinal properties of the herb, information that would have been of primary interest to his intended audience of apothecaries and pharmacists. Pontic wormwood, Turner asserts, is the most favorable type of wormwood, because its oilier quality lends itself to treating inflammation in the liver. Turner again references the Galenic corpus when discussing the tastes of the three wormwoods, differentiating pontic wormwood from the other two types. Turner also references Dioscorides’s and Pliny’s writings on the herb and directly quotes the latter scholar. The following enumeration of English locales wherein “sea wormwood” grows further defines Turner’s intended audience as not only those interested in pharmacy, but those specifically practicing in England.