Crocologia – A Detailed Study of Saffron, the King of Plants

Crocologia – A Detailed Study of Saffron, the King of Plants
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 333
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ISBN-10 : 9789004435292
ISBN-13 : 9004435298
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Book Synopsis Crocologia – A Detailed Study of Saffron, the King of Plants by : Sally Francis

Download or read book Crocologia – A Detailed Study of Saffron, the King of Plants written by Sally Francis and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-07-13 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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 animadversion of Crocologia by Hertodt’s rival, Wenzel Maximilian Ardensbach.


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