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O trânsito de plantas: circulação de saberes e práticas médicas na América Meridional durante a Época Moderna / The transit of plants: circulation of medical knowledge and practices in South America during the Modern Era
Gesteira, Heloisa Meireles.
Affiliation
  • Gesteira, Heloisa Meireles; Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins. Rio de Janeiro. BR
Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos ; 29(1): 41-59, Mar. 2022.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1375591
Responsible library: BR1273.1
Localization: BR1273.1
RESUMO
Resumo A partir dos registros sobre plantas e ervas de médicos, agentes de cura, missionários, administradores coloniais nos séculos XVII e XVIII, o artigo explora as formas de construção do conhecimento sobre a flora, utilizando o conceito de circulação proposto por Kapil Raj. As experiências distintas e os documentos analisados demonstram o processo de observação, coleta, sistematização e circulação do conhecimento e a influência da história natural e da tradição hipocrática na classificação das ervas e plantas e na descrição adotada nos textos reunidos neste artigo. Desde livros impressos até anotações dispersas em diários de viagens, os usos das espécies para a vida humana foi o elemento valorizado por aqueles que observaram diretamente o potencial de plantas, frutos e ervas americanas.
ABSTRACT
Abstract From records on plants and herbs made by doctors, healers, missionaries, and colonial administrators in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this article explores ways of constructing knowledge about flora using the concept of circulation proposed by Kapil Raj. The distinct experiences and documents analyzed demonstrate the process of observing, collecting, systematizing, and circulating knowledge, and the influence of natural history and the Hippocratic tradition on the classification of herbs and plants and on the descriptions adopted in these texts. From printed books to notes scattered through travel diaries, usefulness of these species to humankind was the element valued by those who directly observed the potential of American plants, fruits, and herbs.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Plants, Medicinal / Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Herbal Medicine Country/Region as subject: South America Language: Portuguese Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins/BR

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Plants, Medicinal / Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Herbal Medicine Country/Region as subject: South America Language: Portuguese Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins/BR
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