Biljke hrvatske flore u Dioskuridovu djelu De materia medica

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Croatian flora plants in Dioscurides work De Materia Medica
• Author: Ivan Džoja
• Mentor: Antun Alegro (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Biology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2016, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology

Abstract

Ljekovito bilje zauzima važnu ulogu u čovjekovu životu od pamtivijeka. Počeci medicine snažno su vezani za botaniku i biljke, stoga ono nikad ne bi smjelo izgubiti važnost u liječenju jer tolika tradicija korištenja bilja u svrhu liječenja diljem svijeta daje mu kredibilitet. Jedan od prvih, a vjerojatno i najutjecajnijih herbalista je Dioskurid sa svojim djelom De materia medica, toliko utjecajno da je bilo glavni autoritet u području liječenja biljem preko 1500 godina. U svakom europskom bilinaru je 70% biljaka iz Dioskuridova djela De materia medica. Dioskurid opisuje oko 600 vrsta, što je više od svih njegovih suvremenika. Daje opise za većinu biljaka ali često nedovoljno precizne pa se ne može sa sigurnošću reći o kojoj biljci autor govori. Dioskurid daje praktične savjete za liječenje gotovo svih tada poznatih bolesti i u tome i leži tajna njegove popularnosti. Usporedbom sa suvremenim djelima o fitoterapiji i ljekovitom bilju koji djelom imaju i znanstvenu podlogu vidimo da je često predlagao sličnu upotrebu bilja kakva je ona i danas. Naravno postoje brojna praznovjerja i slične znanstveno neutemeljene tvrdnje ali djelo je bez obzira na to od velikog značaja jer nam govori mnogo kako o liječenju biljem u antičko vrijeme, nomenklaturi bilja tako i o kulturi i vjerovanjima tog naroda.

Abstract (english)

Herbs play important role in human life since prehistoric time. Morning of medicine is strong related with herbs and botany. Consequently, it should never lose its place in medicine due to the long tradition of using herbs all over the world. One of the first and probably the most influential herbalist was Pedanius Dioscorides with his masterpiece De materia medica. It was so influential that it had main authority in herbalism for over 1500 years. There are 70% species from Dioscorides’ De materia medica in every European herbal. Dioscorides describes about 600 plants what is much more than in works of his contemporaries. He gives descriptions for most plants, but some of them that insufficiently precise to be recognized as exact species. Dioscorides gives practical remedies for almost every known illness of his time, and therein lies its popularity. The comparison with contemporary knowledge of phytotherapy and medicinal plants shows similar use of many plants today. However, there are many superstitions and scientifically unsubstantiated claims. Nevertheless, his work is of great importance because it tells us a lot about usage of herbs in ancient times, plant nomenclature, as well as about habits and belief of the people in the 1st century.

• Keywords: ljekovito bilje; Dioskurid; De materia medica
• Keywords (english): herbs; Dioscorides; De materia medica
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:743268
• Study programme: Title: Ecology; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) biologije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) biologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2018-01-02 09:21:07