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IE 116 1st Edition Lecture 19Outline of Last Lecture TeaI. LegendsII. 3 most popular drinksIII. BiologyIV. Tea Varietiesa. Chinab. AssamV. Center of Originsa. Two centersb. YunnanVI. Healtha. PolyphenolsVII. Cultivationa. Black Teab. Oolongc. Greend. Whitee. Etiquette and important noteOutline of Current Lecture Medicinal botany 1I. Who discovers Medicinal Botany?a. Ethnobotanyb. Pharmacognosyc. Homeopathyd. Allopathye. Medicinal use exampleII. Early use of plantsa. Pharmacopoeiab. Ancient Greece and Persiac. 16 and 17 Century European medicine Current LectureI. Who discovers medicinal botany?a. Ethnobotany – study of indigenous plant use in particular areas- ¼ medicines we use today are/were derived from plant sources.- Medicine and botany have always (until recently) existed together An ethnobotanist – studies cultural uses of plants for medicine, hunting, shelter, food, etc.- Directly immerse themselves into culture for extended periods of time. - Not necessary trained botanists.b. Pharmacognosy- (Drug knowledge) – The study of medicinal and toxic products taken from their natural plant sources.- “Pharmakon” – drug “gnosis” – Knowledge.”c. Homeopathy – Teaches that the symptoms are good and your body trying to get rid of sickness. Use minute dose of plants that causes the symptom, to cure the sickness. Like cures liked. Allopathy – Treats disease by use of remedies which produce effects different than those produced by the disease itself.e. Medicinal use examplePlant-insect interactions- Tiger moth caterpillar feeds on bush lupine and its relatives.- Attacked by fly- Fly eggs try to kill caterpillar- Caterpillar feed on Poisonous Hemlock instead to try to kill fly.- SELF MEDICATED!II. Early medical uses of plantsGood archeological evidence that humans have been using plants as drugs since before written history ~60,000 ybpa. Pharmacopoeia – A book containing directions for the identification of samples and the preparation of compound medicines.- Ebers Papyrus, sumarian clay tablet, regveda, etc.- Otzi– the 5300 year old ice man, 61 tattoos, all groups of lines that were used as therapy.- 4000 ybpsumarian tablet describing plant remedies- Rigveda: Ayurvedic – earliest medicinal medicine for healing involving diet, mind, body, spirit individual health plan.o DISEASE IS THE NATURE OUT OF BALANCE- Qi- life force Chinese medicineo Similar to Ayurvedico Pun-tsao – essential herbsb. Ancient Greece and Persia Hippocrates – 460 – 370 BCEo Father of western medicineo Disease is natural NOT PUNISHMEN by God.o “Vis medicatrixnaturae” – The healing power of nature- Naturopathy – 6 principalso 1 Do not harmo 2 HEALING POWER OF NATUREo 3 Discover and treat the cause, not just the effecto 4 Treat the whole persono 5 The physical is a teachero 6 Prevention is the best “cure”- Dioscorides – 40-90ADo Described the use and attributes of many botanical and chemical therapies. Also described the use of surgery.- Ibn Sina – Persian 980 – 1037 ADo Developed protocols for testing drugs/herbs refined concept.c. 16 and 17 Century European medicine - Herbals – books on plantso Paired medicine with astrology, superstition, and occult of the same plant.o Doctrine of signatures – asserted that God has marked all plants with their potential


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