Paleopharmacology and pollen: theory, method, and application.
Parasitism was a universal human condition. Because of this, people developed herbal medicines to treat parasites as part of their pharmacopoeias. We propose that it is possible to recover evidence of medicinal plants from archaeological sites and link their use to specific health conditions. This is a multidisciplinary approach that must involve at least paleoethnobotanists, archaeoparasitologists, paleopathologists, and pharmacologists.
de Miranda Chaves
Sérgio Augusto
SA
Laboratório de Ecologia, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública-Fiocruz, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, 21041-210 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. smiranda@ensp.fiocruz.br
Reinhard
Karl J
KJ
D001938:Brazil; D027462:Chenopodium; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D005580:Fossils; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000266:history*; D011058:Pollen