Paleopharmacology and pollen: theory, method, and application
Parasitism was a universal human condition. Because of this, people developed herbal medicines to treat parasites as part of their pharmacopoeias. We propose that it is possible to recover evidence of medicinal plants from archaeological sites and link their use to specific health conditions. This i...
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| author | Sérgio Augusto de Miranda Chaves Karl J Reinhard |
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| description | Parasitism was a universal human condition. Because of this, people developed herbal medicines to treat parasites as part of their pharmacopoeias. We propose that it is possible to recover evidence of medicinal plants from archaeological sites and link their use to specific health conditions. This is a multidisciplinary approach that must involve at least paleoethnobotanists, archaeoparasitologists, paleopathologists, and pharmacologists. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd180d5014064fe1accde28c79e55c742023-09-02T22:14:57ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80602003-01-019820721110.1590/S0074-02762003000900030Paleopharmacology and pollen: theory, method, and applicationSérgio Augusto de Miranda ChavesKarl J ReinhardParasitism was a universal human condition. Because of this, people developed herbal medicines to treat parasites as part of their pharmacopoeias. We propose that it is possible to recover evidence of medicinal plants from archaeological sites and link their use to specific health conditions. This is a multidisciplinary approach that must involve at least paleoethnobotanists, archaeoparasitologists, paleopathologists, and pharmacologists.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900030paleopharmacologypalynologyPiauíBrazil |
| spellingShingle | Sérgio Augusto de Miranda Chaves Karl J Reinhard Paleopharmacology and pollen: theory, method, and application Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz paleopharmacology palynology Piauí Brazil |
| title | Paleopharmacology and pollen: theory, method, and application |
| title_full | Paleopharmacology and pollen: theory, method, and application |
| title_fullStr | Paleopharmacology and pollen: theory, method, and application |
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| title_short | Paleopharmacology and pollen: theory, method, and application |
| title_sort | paleopharmacology and pollen theory method and application |
| topic | paleopharmacology palynology Piauí Brazil |
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