Article ID: CBB460772687

A Comparative Study of Epiphytic Lichens Mentioned by Ibn Sina and Ibn Al-Baytar (2018)

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Lichens are symbiotic organisms consisting in a mycobiont and at least a photobiont partner. Producing unique secondary metabolites, they have been used in medicine, pharmacy and dyeing from antiquity to modern times. The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the uses of lichens in the medicinal works of Ibn Sina and Ibn al-Baytar in Arabic, based on the term used to describe epiphytic lichens. Two manuscripts of Ibn Sina and Ibn al-Baytar preserved at Suleymaniye Manuscript Library in Istanbul have been examined in order to make a comparison of the data in the chapter entitled Ushnah. In addition, contemporary studies have been consulted to illustrate contemporary knowledge of lichens and their therapeutic properties and uses. On the basis of a systematic comparison, it appears that both physicians mention lichens under two different terms, with one dedicated to saxicolous lichens and the other to epiphytic lichens, with more precise information on the latter.

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Authors & Contributors
Ventura, Iolanda
Macchio, Marina
Ramos de Viesca, Maríablanca
Alessandro Menin
Del Vivo, Caterina
Yavuz, Mustafa
Concepts
Pharmacy
Medicine
Therapeutics
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Medicinal plants
Arabic language
Time Periods
Medieval
Ancient
11th century
Early modern
Renaissance
19th century
Places
Mediterranean region
Europe
Italy
Middle and Near East
Hellenistic world
Andalusia (Spain)
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