Thesis (doctoral)--University of Göttingen, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [102]-118).

Würzburg, Univ., Diss., 2003.

Die vorliegende Arbeit hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt das medizinische Werk zweier ausgewählter historischer Autoren, nämlich jenes Hildegards von Bingen (1098 – 1179) und von Leonhart Fuchs (1501 – 1566), möglichst umfassend hinsichtlich der für Mittel pflanzlichen Ursprungs vergebenen Indikationen zu bearbeiten und mit modernem Wissen zu vergleichen. Mit Hilfe einer statistischen Auswertung sollte dabei festgestellt werden, ob die überlieferten Indikationen lediglich einer zufälligen Zuordnung folgen oder ob diese zielgerichtet Erfahrungswerte spiegeln. Sollte sich die Zuweisung einzelner Pflanzen zu bestimmten Indikationen nicht als zufällig erweisen, so wäre dies ein Beleg dafür, dass man bereits vor Jahrhunderten über ein Wissen verfügte, welches unseren heutigen Erkenntnissen vergleichbar wäre. Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass entsprechende Pflanzen, die heute medizinisch nicht mehr gebräuchlich sind, von historischen Autoren jedoch empfohlen werden, die gewünschten Wirkungen zeigen, wäre demzufolge groß. Derartigen Erfolg versprechenden Pflanzen oder traditionellen Anwendungen könnte sich die weitere klinische Forschung zuwenden. Bisherige Vergleiche der historischen Verwendung von Heilpflanzen griffen in der Regel aus einer Vielzahl von Indikationen und Autoren, die zur heutigen Indikation einer bestimmten Pflanze passenden Indikationen heraus. Der Ansatz der vorliegenden Arbeit ist insofern neu, als ein möglichst umfassender Vergleich eines einzelnen historischen Autors mit den aus heutiger Sicht als belegt geltenden Indikationen angestrebt wird. Um zu zeigen, ob die von einem untersuchten Autoren vergebenen Indikationen systematisch oder rein zufällig vergeben wurden, werden die per Zufall zu erwartenden „Treffer“ mit den beobachteten „Treffern“ verglichen. Die Indikationen des historischen Autors zu jeder Pflanze wurden anhand der folgenden Schritte bearbeitet: a) Identifikation der Pflanzen und Indikationen b) Zählen der Indikationen pro Pflanze c) Vergleich mit den aus heutiger Sicht als belegt geltenden Indikationen d) Zählen der Übereinstimmungen in vier abgestuften Bewertungskategorien (beobachtete „Treffer“) e) Statistischer Vergleich Im Ergebnis wird gefolgert, dass beide historischen Autoren dem Zufall signifikant in der Zuordnung von Indikationen überlegen sind. Tendenziell entspricht die Zuordnung durch Leonhart Fuchs eher den heute als anerkannt geltenden Indikationen, wobei dies nicht zwangsläufig mit einem geringeren Wissen Hildegards gleichzusetzen ist. / The aim of this thesis is to compare the medical work of two historical authors, namely Hildegard von Bingen (1098 – 1179) and Leonhart Fuchs (1501 – 1566), with regard to the indications they awarded to herbal medicines in comparison to scientifically accepted indications of today to the farthest extend possible. A statistical analysis was included, in order to show, wether the historical indications are randomly assigned or if there is an empirical basis for these indications. If the indications are not assigned randomly, this could be seen as proof, that hundreds of years before our time, there was knowledge comparable to ours. The probability, that the respective plants, which are not used anymore in medicine today but were used historically, would show the desired effect, could be high. Such plants could be tested according to the current clinical standards to identify their medical potential. In the past, usually those indications were picked from a number of historical authors and indications, which are comparable to the ones known today for the examined plant. The method of this thesis is new in that respect, that it aimed at comparing the medical knowledge of one historical author with regard to the herbs he or she used to the indications accepted for the same herbs today. In order to show, if the awarding of indications by one author to a number of plants was done systematically or rather based on random decisions, a statistical comparison between the expected number of random hits and real hits was done. The historical indications for each plant were analysed according to the following steps: a) Identification of the plant and indications b) Counting of the indications per plant c) Comparison with the indications scientifically accepted today d) Counting of the match of indications in four tiered categories (identification of hits) e) Statistical comparison The thesis concludes, that both historical authors did award indications with a higher accuracy than random distribution of indications. This finding is statistically significant. The allocation of indications by Leonhart Fuchs tends to be more in line with the accepted indications today, but this does not mean, that the knowledge of Hildegard von Bingen was lesser.

Utafiti ambao ni msingi wa habari hizo umefanywa katika miezi za Oktoba mpaka Disemba 2000 katika wilaya wa Kwale na Kilifi huko nchi ya Kenya. Wanachama wa timu ya utafiti wetu walikuwa Prof. F. Rottland, ambaye aliweka taratibu msamiati wa miti uliokusanywa, na Bw. Mohamed Pakia ambaye ni mwanabiolojia na aliyehojiana wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari kuhusu ujuzi wa miti na mitishamba wao. Bw. Pakia ameshafanya kazi katika Coastal Forest Conservation Unit, yaani watu ambao husaidia wazee wa kimijikenda katika kuhifadhi misitu mitakatifu inayoitwa \"makaya\" na inatumiwa kwa matambiko na kama makaburi. Bw. Pakia ametambua: Ni hatari ya kupoteza ujuzi wa miti na mitishamba iliyotumiwa nanma ya kimila miongoni mwa wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari: vijana hawajui matumizi ya mimea na pia wamepotea moyo wa kutaka kujua mambo hayo. Katika habari zifuatazo ninatoa mifano ya ule ujuzi wa watu wazima na wazee.

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Plants might contain heavy metals from the surrounding polluted environment. Medicinal herb and plants, commonly used in Vietnam, may pose a risk to public health when polluted with heavy metals such as Pb, Cd and As. This study aims to investigate the content of Pb, Cd, and As in five selected herb plants (Phyllanthus urinaria L., Plantago asiatica L., Eleusine indica L., Wedelia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr, and Artemisia vulgaris L.). The samples were collected from natural sites in some provinces in northern Vietnam. The concentrations of Pb, Cd, and As were determined by the Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) method. The content of Pb, Cd and As was 0.247 ÷ 32.080 mg kg-1, 0.000 ÷ 1.099 mg kg-1, 0.000 ÷ 2.261 mg kg-1, respectively. A total of 50 out of the 58 investigated samples had concentrations of Pb, Cd, As lower than the permissible values of the World Health Organization (WHO). The remaining samples had contents of Pb or Cd or As significantly higher than the permissible limit defined by WHO. / Thực vật có thể bị ô nhiễm do hấp thụ kim loại nặng từ môi trường ô nhiễm xung quanh. Các loại cây thảo dược được sử dụng phổ biến làm thuốc chữa bệnh ở Việt Nam. Chúng có thể gây nguy hiểm cho sức khỏe cộng đồng khi bị ô nhiễm kim loại nặng (Pb, Cd…vv.). Nghiên cứu này nhằm điều tra hàm lượng Pb, Cd và As trong năm loại cây thảo dược (cây Diệp Hạ Châu, cây Mã Đề, cây Cỏ Mần Trầu, cây Sài Đất và cây Ngải Cứu). Các mẫu cây này được lấy từ các địa điểm mọc tự nhiên ở một số tỉnh khác nhau thuộc khu vực miền bắc Việt Nam. Hàm lượng của Pb, Cd, và As được xác định bằng phương pháp ICP-MS. Hàm lượng Pb, Cd và As trong các mẫu phân tích lần lượt nằm trong khoảng là 0.247 ÷ 32.080 mg. Kg-1, 0.000 ÷ 1.099 mg. Kg-1, 0.000 ÷ 2.261 mg. Kg-1. 50 trên 58 mẫu phân tích có hàm lượng Pb, Cd, As thấp hơn giới hạn cho phép do tổ chức y tế thế giới (WHO) quy định. Có 8 trên 58 mẫu cây phân tích có hàm lượng Pb hoặc, Cd hoặc As cao hơn tiêu chuẩn giới hạn của WHO.

The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped societies and will continue to do so. Despite its salience, micro-scale evidence on how this pandemic reshapes the livelihood strategies of forest communities in sub-Saharan Africa are lacking. To bridge this lacuna, this paper analyses the dynamics around forest-based livelihood strategies in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Bia West District of Ghana. Key informant interviews (n = 8) and a survey of forest-dependent households (n = 100) were conducted to generate relevant data. The study identified fuelwood harvesting, medicinal plants extraction, fruit-gathering and beekeeping as the four livelihood activities that were predominantly practised in the study communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis established an increase in the number of households that diversified into fuelwood harvesting. Regarding medicinal plants collection as a livelihood strategy, less than 10% of households either diversified or intensified this practice with similar charges recorded in fruit-gathering and beekeeping. The logistic regression disclosed gender, household size, education and income, as the socioeconomic variables that significantly predict livelihood diversification and intensification during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the financial, social and physical asset base of households significantly shaped livelihood diversification. Diversification into fuelwood collection, medicinal plants extraction and beekeeping were the strategies that showed a significant positive correlation with the well-being outcomes of forest-based households. While this paper provides fresh evidence to inform the vulnerability dimension of the sustainable livelihoods framework, it further calls for policy interventions to build pandemic-resilient livelihood strategies around forest communities.

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Utafiti ambao ni msingi wa habari hizo umefanywa katika miezi za Oktoba mpaka Disemba 2000 katika wilaya wa Kwale na Kilifi huko nchi ya Kenya. Wanachama wa timu ya utafiti wetu walikuwa Prof. F. Rottland, ambaye aliweka taratibu msamiati wa miti uliokusanywa, na Bw. Mohamed Pakia ambaye ni mwanabiolojia na aliyehojiana wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari kuhusu ujuzi wa miti na mitishamba wao. Bw. Pakia ameshafanya kazi katika Coastal Forest Conservation Unit, yaani watu ambao husaidia wazee wa kimijikenda katika kuhifadhi misitu mitakatifu inayoitwa \"makaya\" na inatumiwa kwa matambiko na kama makaburi. Bw. Pakia ametambua: Ni hatari ya kupoteza ujuzi wa miti na mitishamba iliyotumiwa nanma ya kimila miongoni mwa wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari: vijana hawajui matumizi ya mimea na pia wamepotea moyo wa kutaka kujua mambo hayo. Katika habari zifuatazo ninatoa mifano ya ule ujuzi wa watu wazima na wazee.

Tay ethnic minority using Tay - Thai language is the biggest population in Na Hang district (ca. 51.6%), Tuyen Quang province. Their knowledge and experience of using medicinal plants have been preserved and passed down through many generations. Medicinal plant resources in Na Hang special-use forests (SUF) have been contributing to the work of health care and treatment of communities in the region. Research results showed that the composition of medicinal plants used by Tay ethnic minority in Na Hang SUF included 223 vascular plant species, belonging to 4 phyla which were mainly belonging to Magnoliophyta, accounting for 90.0% of families; 94.97% of genera, and 95.92% of species. Among these 223 plant species, 9 species were ranked at different levels of endangered status. These are rare and precious gene sources that need to be strictly protected and conserved. 53 diseases/symptoms belonging to 7 groups of diseases can be treated with medicinal plants from Tay ethnic minority in Na Hang SUF. Particularly, 14 diseases to be treated by various medicinal herbs. / Dân tộc Tày là một cộng đồng thuộc ngôn ngữ Tày - Thái và có dân số đông nhất ở huyện Na Hang, tỉnh Tuyên Quang, chiếm 51,6% tổng dân số toàn huyện. Những tri thức và kinh nghiệm sử dụng những loài cây để chữa bệnh đã được người dân địa phương gìn giữ và lưu truyền lại qua nhiều đời, thế hệ sau. Nguồn tài nguyên cây thuốc ở rừng đặc dụng Na Hang đã và đang đóng góp vào công tác chăm sóc sức khoẻ và chữa bệnh của các cộng đồng trong khu vực. Kết quả điều tra cho thấy thành phần loài cây thuốc được người dân tộc Tày sử dụng gồm 223 loài thuộc 4 ngành thực vật bậc cao có mạch, chủ yếu thuộc ngành Mộc Lan (Magnoliophyta), chiếm 90,0% tổng số họ; 94,97% tổng số chi và 95,52% tổng số loài. Trong số 223 loài cây thuốc này, có 9 loài được xếp ở các cấp độ nguy cấp khác nhau. Đây là nguồn gien quý hiếm, cần có biện pháp bảo tồn nghiêm ngặt. Có 53 bệnh/triệu chứng bệnh thuộc 7 nhóm bệnh có thể chữa bằng cây thuốc tại rừng đặc dụng Na Hang từ người dân tộc Tày. Đặc biệt, 14 bệnh có thể chữa được bằng nhiều loại cây thuốc khác nhau.