Pharmaceutical Terminology in Ancient and Medieval Time – "Andrachne", "Chrysocolla" and Others

• Authors: Barbara Zipser , Andrew C. Scott , Robert Allkin , Peretz Gan , Andreas Lardos , Rebecca Lazarou , Efraim Lev , Mark Nesbitt , Kristina Patmore

Abstracts

EN

Ancient and medieval pharmacological and medical texts contain a substantial amount of plant and mineral names. In some cases, the identification is straightforward. But for the majority of the data, we are unable to identify these ingredients with high certainty. In this paper, we discuss a selection of plant and mineral names both from a humanities and sciences point of view. In one case, the scientists were even able to examine a plant in situ. The conclusion of our paper is that a close collaboration between sciences and humanities is essential to avoid mistakes in the identification of materia medica.

Keywords

EN

pharmacognosy; Byzantine medicine; medicinal plants; medicinal minerals; medical history; Greek medicine; 'materia medica'

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Studia Ceranea
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 13
• Pages: 715-736

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Barbara Zipser

• Royal Holloway, University of London

• https://orcid.org/0000000216001257

author

Andrew C. Scott

• Royal Holloway, University of London

• https://orcid.org/0000000219983508

author

Robert Allkin

• Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

author

Peretz Gan

• Al Alim Medicinal Herb Center, Israel

author

Andreas Lardos

• Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Switzerland

author

Rebecca Lazarou

• Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

author

Efraim Lev

• University of Haifa

author

Mark Nesbitt

• Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

author

Kristina Patmore

• Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/2084-140X.13.49

Biblioteka Nauki

31339049