Resins and gums in historical iatrosophia texts from Cyprus - a botanical and medico-pharmacological approach

This study explores historical iatrosophia texts from Cyprus from a botanical and medico-pharmacological point of view focusing on remedies containing resins and gums. The iatrosophia are a genre of Greek medical literature of Byzantine origin and can be described as medicine handbooks which serve a...

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Main Authors: Andreas eLardos, José ePrieto-Garcia, Michael eHeinrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2011.00032/full