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| Accesso online: | https://gal-studies.museogalileo.it/index.php/galilaeana |
| Autore principale: | He, Cheng.
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| Titolo: | Experimenting with new ingredients for health [Risorsa elettronica] : Asian plants in women's recipe books in early modern Britain / Cheng He. |
| Abstract: | This paper explores the role of early modern British women in incorporating the use of Asian plants into healthcare practices. As plant circulation across Eurasia increased, knowledge of medicinal ingredients evolved, especially those from Asia. While physicians and botanists copied and translated recipes into printed books, household recipe manuscripts - often compiled by women - suggest different ways of using foreign ingredients. Rather than directly transcribing printed sources, women adjusted ingredients and methods, demonstrating practical engagement with these plants. This study retraces the use of galanga, camphor, and cardamom and their roles in domestic medicine. By examining women's manuscripts alongside botanical and medical texts, this paper highlights how these plants were adapted and integrated into daily practice. It argues that early modern women actively participated in knowledge-making by experimenting with and refining medical recipes. Their contributions shaped household medicine and |
| In: |  Women's voices in Renaissance and early modern scientific culture. p. 139-173 |
| Discipline: | Farmacia--Studi. |
| Luoghi: | Inghilterra. Asia. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XVII. Secolo XVIII. |
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