Flowers of Edo features 100 illustrations from the historical botanical art book Honzouzufu and breathes new life into this work from the Edo period of Japan. Herbalism Phytomedicine the study of plants and minerals used for medical purposes has long been popular in China. As herbalism developed it was brought to Japan in the eighth century and by the seventeenth century became a fully fledged field of study. Honzouzufu which was published in 1828 by Kanen Iwasaki was the first Japanese botani