The Poison Diaries

Exploring the themes of poison, passion and death.

Extracts from the dark and deadly book series, unique historical content from Alnwick Castle Library and botanical information about plants, poisons & aphrodisiacs.

Inspired by the Duchess of Northumberland.

New book ‘Weed’ out on 10/12/13 to pre-order your copy go to - http://bit.ly/weedpoisondiaries

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Corn sow thistle is an edible medicinal plant, and got its name because the white sap was fed to lactating pigs to nurse them.