In Romeo and Juliet, what relationship does Friar Laurence see between plants and people?

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in the play "" by ,is thinking of the sedative properties of plants, among other
things. The relationships between plants and people are those of co-existence and co-dependency
(in terms of medicinal plants grown for their palliative properties.) Friar Laurence, and monks
in general, knew more about this than most. Monks were traditionally responsible for growing and
administering healing ointments and medicinal herbs and each monastery would have had a kitchen
garden specifically for that purpose. Sick and elderly monks would have been treated in the
infirmary. The friar would not have grown the plants if they had no purpose, and the people also
depended on their restorative qualities.