Well, my mum and Simon have/are both making their way through the Clan of the Cave Bear series now that the 6th book has been released. My mum's just finished them all and was mentioning how she'd like to go through the books again and take out all the herbal medicine references and then do a bit of study to see whether they stack up to what the herbal experts actually say (and I'm pretty sure they will be well researched and spot on).
I remember reading Clan of the Cave Bear when I was about 13-14 (25yrs ago!) and being fascinated and intrigued with the use of herbs for natural healing back then (and even remember having a discussion with my mum about the herbs and their uses). Or maybe my memory's good because it was my first exposure to porn fiction... ;)
Since I haven't yet started to re-read the series, I thought I might be able to take note of all the herbal references as I go...of course I thought I'd check Google first as I was sure that somebody out there has probably already done that! And yes, there are many online references.
Still sounds an interesting wee project though.
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I was hoping someone had already done this; my search led me here :) So good luck! Rereading the series is also my summer reading project (before I allow myself to read the last book) and this time have a laptop nearby to look up all the herbs and things I don't know (a technological luxury that was not available twenty years ago when I first read them either) I'll check back from time to time and see how you are doing. Great idea!
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