From cumulative cultural transmission to evidence-based medicine: Evolution of medicinal plant knowledge in Southern Italy

• Main Authors: Marco eLeonti (Author), Peter O. Staub (Author), Stefano eCabras (Author), Maria Eugenia Castellanos (Author), Laura eCasu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In Mediterranean cultures written records of medicinal plant use have a long tradition. This written record contributed to building a consensus about what was perceived to be an efficacious pharmacopoeia. Passed down through millennia, these scripts have transmitted knowledge about plant uses, with...