title: [History of the therapeutic uses of the tinder polypore, Fomes fomentarius (L. : Fr].
abstract: This paper presents the major therapeutic uses of Fomes fomentarius (L. : Fr.) Fr., tinder polypore. The context of this fungus is a wooly and soft material so called amadou (tinder). During the XVIII and XIXth centuries, the fungal material was used as haemostatic dressing and bandage to keep the temperature and compress parts of the body. It was also used as cautery for moxibustion and was reported in several traditional pharmacopoeias (Hungarian, Chinese, Indian).
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'archéologie, Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier cedex.
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roussel
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rapior
authors.forename: Colette
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charlot
authors.forename: Christian-Louis
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boutié
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000187:drug effects*; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049692:History, Early Modern 1451-1600; D049691:History, Medieval; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013812:Therapeutics / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Histoire des utilisations thérapeutiques de l'amadouvier, Fomes fomentarius (L. :Fr.) Fr.