Remnants from the Past: From an 18th Century Manuscript to 21st Century Ethnobotany in Valle Imagna (Bergamo, Italy).

ABSTRACT:

Background

This project originated from the study of an 18th century manuscript found in Valle Imagna (Bergamo, Italy) which contains 200 plant-based medicinal remedies. A first comparison with published books concerning 20th century folk medicine in the Valley led to the designing of an ethnobotanical investigation, aimed at making a thorough comparison between past and current phytotherapy knowledge in this territory.

Methods

The field investigation was conducted through semi-structured interviews. All data collected was entered in a database and subsequently processed. A diachronic comparison between the field results, the manuscript, and a 20th century book was then performed.

Results

A total of 109 interviews were conducted and the use of 103 medicinal plants, be

SUBMITTER: Milani F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10386062 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature