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Pharmaceutical Terminology in Ancient and Medieval Time – andrachne, chrysocolla and Others.
Ancient and medieval pharmacological and medical texts contain a substantial amount of plant and mineral names. In some cases, the identification is straightforward. But for the majority of the data, we are unable to identify these ingredients with high certainty. In this paper, we discuss a selection of plant and... -
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Unearthing Indigenous and Enslaved African Horticultural Knowledge in St Vincent Botanical Garden (1785-1811).
The St. Vincent Botanical Garden was established in 1765 as the first Botanical Garden in the Caribbean and was intended, by the British colonial authorities, to ensure that military personnel stationed on the island had some form of health care. Over time the Garden developed into a nursery for plants... -
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World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Plants are essential to human wellbeing, supporting important ecosystem services that are critical components of Natural Capital. They supply food, medicine, fibre, fuel and building materials, and provide a broad spectrum of benefits to society, offering vital solutions to some of the world’s major challenges, including bioenergy, human and animal...Diazgranados, Mauricio ; Allkin, Bob ; Black, Nicholas ; Cámara-Leret, Rodrigo ; Canteiro, Cátia …
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Enhancement of conservation knowledge through increased access to botanical information
Herbarium specimens are increasingly recognized as an important resource for conservation science and virtual herbaria are making specimens freely available to a wider range of users than ever before. Few virtual herbaria are designed with conservation use as a primary driver. Exceptionally, Brazil's Reflora Virtual Herbarium (RVH) was created to...Canteiro, Cátia ; Barcelos, Laísa ; Filardi, Fabiana ; Forzza, Rafaela ; Green, Laura …