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Hoffman, E.R. (2012), Translating Image and Text in the Medieval Mediterranean World between the Tenth and Thirteenth Centuries. Medieval Encounters, pp. 584– 623; Krebs (2004). Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (PDF). Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-32433-8.
This is an alphabetical list of plants used in herbalism. Phytochemicals possibly involved in biological functions are the basis of herbalism, and may be grouped as: primary metabolites, such as carbohydrates and fats found in all plants; secondary metabolites serving a more specific function. [1]
Herbal medicine (also called herbalism, phytomedicine or phytotherapy) is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine. [1]
The Tractatus de herbis (Treatise on Herbs), sometimes called Secreta Salernitana (Secrets of Salerno), is a textual and figural tradition of herbals handed down through several illuminated manuscripts of the late Middle Ages.
The Journal of Herbal Medicine is a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal that covers research on herbal medicines. It is an official journal of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists and was established in 2011. The editor-in-chief is Barbara Pendry (National Institute of Medical Herbalists) and it is published by Urban and Fischer.
Many plants that grow in the American West have use in traditional and herbal medicine.. Eriogonum fasciculatum, used in treatment of headaches and diarrhea. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) contains a large number of pharmacologically active compounds, and has been used for centuries as an effective laxative and diuretic, and as a treatment for bile or liver problems.
The 14th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) (日本薬局方 Nihon yakkyokuhō) lists 165 herbal ingredients that are approved to be used in kampo remedies. [2] Tsumura (ツムラ) is the leading maker [3] making 128 of the 148 kampo medicines. The "count" column shows in how many of these 128 formulae the herb is found.
An "Oníṣègùn" refers to a herbalist, an "Olóògùn" is one of several terms for a medical practitioner, and a "Babaláwo" is a priest/priestess. An Olóògùn, in addition to analyzing symptoms of the patient, look for the emotional and spiritual causes of the disease to placate the negative forces (ajogun) and only then will propose ...
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