The Doctrine of Signatures in Israel—Revision and Spatiotemporal Patterns
The present survey includes forty-three plant species with present-day medicinal applications that can be related to the Doctrine of Signatures (DoS). The main uses are for jaundice (33.3%), kidney stones (20%), and as an aphrodisiac (8%). Ten Doctrine of Signature uses (22.2%) are endemic (to Israe...
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| description | The present survey includes forty-three plant species with present-day medicinal applications that can be related to the Doctrine of Signatures (DoS). The main uses are for jaundice (33.3%), kidney stones (20%), and as an aphrodisiac (8%). Ten Doctrine of Signature uses (22.2%) are endemic (to Israel and Jordan); while none of these plant species are endemic to the region at all, their DoS uses are endemic. Summing up of all these data reveals that 73.2% of all uses found in present-day Israel could be considered as related to Muslim traditional medicine. About one quarter (24.4%) of the DoS uses are also common to Europe, and some (8.8%) to India. The two adventive species with DoS uses serve as evidence that the DoS practice is not necessarily based solely on its historical background but is still evolving locally in accordance with changes in the local flora. The current broad geographic distribution of many of the doctrine’s uses may serve as indirect evidence of its current prevalence, and not just as a vestigial presentation of ancient beliefs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-277c4af5a07a4839a3c1fed136b86bdf2023-11-22T04:42:43ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472021-07-01107134610.3390/plants10071346The Doctrine of Signatures in Israel—Revision and Spatiotemporal PatternsAmots Dafni0Saleh Aqil Khatib1Guillermo Benítez2Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, IsraelIndependent Resercher, Mghar 20128, IsraelDepartment of Botany, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainThe present survey includes forty-three plant species with present-day medicinal applications that can be related to the Doctrine of Signatures (DoS). The main uses are for jaundice (33.3%), kidney stones (20%), and as an aphrodisiac (8%). Ten Doctrine of Signature uses (22.2%) are endemic (to Israel and Jordan); while none of these plant species are endemic to the region at all, their DoS uses are endemic. Summing up of all these data reveals that 73.2% of all uses found in present-day Israel could be considered as related to Muslim traditional medicine. About one quarter (24.4%) of the DoS uses are also common to Europe, and some (8.8%) to India. The two adventive species with DoS uses serve as evidence that the DoS practice is not necessarily based solely on its historical background but is still evolving locally in accordance with changes in the local flora. The current broad geographic distribution of many of the doctrine’s uses may serve as indirect evidence of its current prevalence, and not just as a vestigial presentation of ancient beliefs.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/7/1346medicinal plantsdoctrine of similitudeMiddle Eastbotanyhistory of plant usesethnobotany |
| spellingShingle | Amots Dafni Saleh Aqil Khatib Guillermo Benítez The Doctrine of Signatures in Israel—Revision and Spatiotemporal Patterns Plants medicinal plants doctrine of similitude Middle East botany history of plant uses ethnobotany |
| title | The Doctrine of Signatures in Israel—Revision and Spatiotemporal Patterns |
| title_full | The Doctrine of Signatures in Israel—Revision and Spatiotemporal Patterns |
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| title_short | The Doctrine of Signatures in Israel—Revision and Spatiotemporal Patterns |
| title_sort | doctrine of signatures in israel revision and spatiotemporal patterns |
| topic | medicinal plants doctrine of similitude Middle East botany history of plant uses ethnobotany |
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