Naslov
Overview of Dioscorides' recipes in Croatian books of folk recipes

Autori
Inić, Suzana ; Gašparac, Petra

Izvornik
Die Pharmazie (0031-7144) 77 (2022), 7-9; 270-277

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
history of pharmacy ; Pedanius Dioscorides ; De materia medica ; Croatian books of folk recipes ; ethnomedicine

Sažetak
The aim of this paper is to present an overview of Dioscorides' recipes from his work De materia medica which are found in Croatian folk medicine preserved in books of folk recipes called ljekaruše. The particularities of five published and analysed Croatian books of folk recipes from the 17th and 18th century are examined. Recipes with drugs of herbal and animal origin, which are most often mentioned in Croatian books of folk recipes, and which were available in folk medicine at the time, are compared with those from Dioscorides’ work. Many herbal drugs described in books of folk recipes are today used in contemporary phytotheraphy, and modern biomedical research reveals new bioactive substances and confirms new and potential biological activities in medicinal plants used in folk medicine, which is the basis for further study of De materia medica by Dioscorides and ethnomedicinal collections. Croatian books of folk recipes are a valuable resource for multidisciplinary study, including for medicinal and pharmaceutical historians, philologists and ethnologists.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Farmacija, Povijest

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