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[Textual research on ancient geo-authentic producing areas of Chaenomeles speciosa based on literature and historical records from materia medica and local chronicles].
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October 2024
School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hefei 230012, China State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China Key Scientific Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Heritage (Institute of Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences), National Cultural Heritage Administration Beijing 100700, China.
Chaenomeles speciosa, a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) material, has the effects of stimulating the circulation of the blood and causing the muscles and joints to relax, as well as harmonizing the stomach and resolving dampness. It was first recorded in the Ming Yi Bie Lu during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and its cultivation history can be traced back to the Bencao Tujing in the Song Dynasty. Modern research mainly focuses on the producing areas of Ch.
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March 2024
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Although the history of treating headaches spans thousands of years, scientists during the tenth century made unique and significant contributions to understanding, treating, and preventing the development of headaches. In fact, the tenth century saw the ability to differentiate between types of headache and treatments for the first time. This article looks at the contributions of Persian, Anglo-Saxon, and Chinese medicine to the diagnosis and treatment of different types of headaches in the tenth century.
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J Ethnopharmacol
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Royal Holloway, University of London, Department of History, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK. Electronic address:
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: In recent decades, the study of historical texts has attracted research interest, particularly in ethnopharmacology. All studies of the materia medica cited in ancient and medieval texts share a concern, however, as to the reliability of modern identifications of these substances. Previous studies of European or Mediterranean texts relied mostly on authoritative dictionaries or glossaries providing botanical identities for the historical plant names in question.
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August 2023
University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, A. Kovaćića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, Email:
Medieval European medicine relied on monasteries where ancient medical works were transcribed. Trade routes to the East and the influence of Arab medicine, which supplemented the knowledge of Greco-Roman physicians, enabled the foundation and development of the Salerno Medical School, whose most famous work is This medical textbook, written in verse and drawn up on the basis of ancient sources and empirical experiences of Salerno physicians, contains rules on how to preserve health, on diseases and the use of medicinal plants for medicinal purposes. The work was originally written in Latin, and was translated into Croatian by Franciscan Father Emerik Pavi (1768).
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