A Pompeian herbal : ancient and modern medicinal plants

by: Jashemski, W.F.

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A Pompeian herbal : ancient and modern medicinal plants

Authors:Wilhelmina F. Jashemski, Stanley A. Jashemski (Photographer), Lillian N. Meyer (Illustrator)

Summary:"When workmen excavating the ruins of Pompeii eagerly gathered the native medicinal plants growing there, Wilhelmina Jashemski discovered that this was another example of the continuity of life in the shadow of Vesuvius. Many of the plants used for herbal medicine around Pompeii today are the same ones that ancient authorities such as Pliny the Elder and Dioscorides recommended for treating the same types of disorders."

xiii, 107 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Abbreviations of Authors Cited or Quoted Preface
I. Introduction--Medicinal Plants: Then and Now
II. Medicinal Plants At Pompeii: Then and Now
1. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.: maiden-hair fern
2. Alcea rosea L.: hollyhock
3. Artemisia absinthium L.: common wormwood
4. Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi: calamint savory
5. Castanea sativa Miller: European chestnut
6. Centranthus ruber (L.) DC.: red valerian
7. Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert: camomile
8. Cichorium intybus L.: chicory
9. Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.: lemon
10. Cyclamen hederifolium Aiton: cyclamen
11. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.: Bermuda grass
12. Delphinium halteratum Sibth. &
Sm.: larkspur
13. Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC.: wall rocket
14. Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.: eucalyptus
15. Ficus carica L.: fig
16. Foeniculum vulgare Miller: fennel
17. Hordeum vulgare L.: six-rowed barley
18. Hypericum perforatum L.: St. John's wort
19. Juglans regia L.: English or Persian walnut
20. Lactuca sativa L.: lettuce
21. Laurus nobilis L.: laurel, bay tree
22. Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv.: sweet alyssum
23. Malus domestica Borkh.: apple
24. Malva sylvestris L.: common mallow
25. Mentha suaveolens Ehrh.: apple mint
26. Myrtus communis L.: myrtle
27. Parietaria officinalis L.: wall pellitory
28. Petroselinum crispum: parsley (Miller) A. W Hill
29. Plantago major L.: plantain
30. Polygonum aviculare L.: knotgrass
31. Portulaca oleracea L.: purslane
32. Rubus ulmifolius Schott: bramble, wild blackberry
33. Ruta graveolens L.: rue
34. Sambucus nigra L.: elderberry
35. Verbascum sinuatum L.: mullein
36. Verbena officinalis L.: vervain, verbena
Ancient Authors Cited or Quoted
Select Bibliography of Secondary Sources
List of Illustrations
Index
Greek Index

A Pompeian herbal : ancient and modern medicinal plants

by: Jashemski, W.F.

• ISBN-13: 9780292740600 / 978-0-292-74060-0
• ISBN-03: 0292740603 / 0-292-74060-3
• University of Texas Press, Austin, 1999

Price: 33,00 EURO

1 copy in stock