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Plants have been used for medicinal purposes since time immemorial, and to this day, many of the important and familiar remedies originate in plants.This chapter outlines the history and early traditions of medicinal plants in the Middle-east. The importance of the early "medicine-men" in ancient cultures, as collectors and healers, is emphasized. Archaeological fi ndings in sites such as Iraq and Babylon, as well as clay tablets and ancient manuscripts from Egypt, Sumaria and Assyria, India and China reveal the immense body of knowledge that existed during these old times in history.A special place is devoted to the Bible, as an ancient document describing the use of plants in this region during biblical times.Since before the Common Era, great herbalists, such as Dioscorides, Hippocrates, Theophrastus and Galenius acted as scientists and therapists leaving us with prominent books, such as De Materia Medica of Dioscorides. This priceless document provided the world with vast knowledge regarding hundreds of medicinal plants which are found in the region of the Middle-East. Most of these plants are still used at the present time for therapy and some of them are rich sources of natur

Author

Zohara Yaniv; Nativ Dudai; SpringerLink (Online service)

Publisher

Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9789401792769

Subjects

Science, Agriculture, Stem