The pharmacy of the Benedictine monks: the use of medicinal plants in Northeast Brazil during the nineteenth century (1823-1829).

Abstract:

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:The health of nineteenth century Brazilians is only alluded to in historical documents, and researchers still have much to discover. AIM OF THE STUDY:This study aims to show the medicinal plants used in the 19th century in Brazil. MATERIALS AND METHODS:To this end, information was obtained from the prescription book deposited in the archive of the Monastery of Saint Benedict in Olinda, Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, about the daily use of medicinal plants. RESULTS:By analyzing the prescriptions, we ascertained the terms and/or species and diseases and/or symptoms that existed among the people who were treated at the Benedictine hospital between 1823 and 1829. CONCLUSIONS:The data presented here are relevant to other subject areas, especially modern pharmaceutical research. This study seeks to demonstrate the importance of plant resources in the nineteenth century and aims, through the detailed study of documentary sources, to provide a wealth of new information to modern science. Understanding the practices of the past provides insight into and may lead to improvements in modern pharmaceutical practice.

journal_name

J Ethnopharmacol

authors

Medeiros MF,de Albuquerque UP

doi

10.1016/j.jep.2011.11.014

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-01-06 00:00:00

pages

280-6

issue

1

eissn

0378-8741

issn

1872-7573

pii

S0378-8741(11)00812-9

journal_volume

139

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