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Francis Sally |
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Crocologia--a detailed study of saffron, the king of plants / / by Sally Francis, Maria Teresa Ramandi |
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Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Brill's Studies in Intellectual History ; ; Volume 22 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Saffron crocus |
Medicinal plants |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Notes on Our Translation Methods -- Translated Text -- Text and Translation -- Etymology and Description of Saffron -- Attributes, and Species, of Saffron -- Native Place, and Time When [Saffron] Emerges and Flowers -- Cultivation of Saffron -- Selection of Saffron -- Properties of Saffron -- Uses of Preparations of Saffron -- Diseases of the Brain -- Diseases of the Eyes -- Diseases of the Ears -- Diseases of the Teeth and the Tongue -- Diseases of the Chest -- Diseases of the Heart -- Diseases of the Stomach -- Diseases of the Intestines -- Diseases of the Liver -- Diseases of the Spleen -- Diseases of the Kidney and Bladder -- Diseases of Women -- Fevers -- Diseases of the External Parts -- The Mechanical Uses of Saffron -- Questions Concerning Saffron -- Illustration of Different Kinds of Crocuses, and Explicative Table -- Back Matter -- Hertodt’s References -- Animadversion on Hertodt’s Crocologia by Wenzel Maximilian Ardensbach (1671) -- Glossary -- Crocologia, Our References -- Index. |
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"In Crocologia - A Detailed Study of Saffron, the King of Plants, Sally Francis and Maria Teresa Ramandi present the first translation into English of Johann Ferdinand Hertodt's seminal 1671 work Crocologia, a book uniquely devoted to the medical uses of saffron. Hertodt discusses saffron's origin, related species, cultivation, selection, properties and lists all its pharmaceutical preparations. Hertodt then |
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journeys through diseases of the human body, presenting saffron-containing formulae for their treatment. The two authors complement the translation with a biography of Hertodt, and detail saffron's botany, current production, uses, its changing reputation as a drug, and review findings from new medical research. There is a full Glossary, and translation of a contemporary approbation of Crocologia by Hertodt's rival, Wenzel Maximilian Ardensbach"-- |
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