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The Diseases of the Medici Family and the Use of Phytotherapy
The Medici Project is a paleopathological and historico-medical research, based on the exhumation of corpses of the Medici Family buried in the Medici Chapels (Florence, San Lorenzo). The scientific research carried out on these remains permits us to reconstruct habits and causes of death of members...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2206238/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18227924 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nem107 |
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description | The Medici Project is a paleopathological and historico-medical research, based on the exhumation of corpses of the Medici Family buried in the Medici Chapels (Florence, San Lorenzo). The scientific research carried out on these remains permits us to reconstruct habits and causes of death of members of this famous family of Italian Renaissance. The comparison between the literary sources and the paleopathological evidence is also important to reconstruct different therapies. Physicians, who assisted the most important persons of the Medici Family, have left a rich literature about their patients: the treatments were based on the use of plants and natural substances. Analyzing these sources is of unique importance and throws light on the therapeutical choices of the time. |
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spelling | pubmed-22062382008-01-28 The Diseases of the Medici Family and the Use of Phytotherapy Lippi, Donatella Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Original Articles The Medici Project is a paleopathological and historico-medical research, based on the exhumation of corpses of the Medici Family buried in the Medici Chapels (Florence, San Lorenzo). The scientific research carried out on these remains permits us to reconstruct habits and causes of death of members of this famous family of Italian Renaissance. The comparison between the literary sources and the paleopathological evidence is also important to reconstruct different therapies. Physicians, who assisted the most important persons of the Medici Family, have left a rich literature about their patients: the treatments were based on the use of plants and natural substances. Analyzing these sources is of unique importance and throws light on the therapeutical choices of the time. Oxford University Press 2007-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2206238/ /pubmed/18227924 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nem107 Text en © 2007 The Author(s). |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Lippi, Donatella The Diseases of the Medici Family and the Use of Phytotherapy |
title | The Diseases of the Medici Family and the Use of Phytotherapy |
title_full | The Diseases of the Medici Family and the Use of Phytotherapy |
title_fullStr | The Diseases of the Medici Family and the Use of Phytotherapy |
title_full_unstemmed | The Diseases of the Medici Family and the Use of Phytotherapy |
title_short | The Diseases of the Medici Family and the Use of Phytotherapy |
title_sort | diseases of the medici family and the use of phytotherapy |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2206238/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18227924 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nem107 |
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