Sartori Matteo, Prakofjewa Julia
Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino 155, 30172 Venice, Italy.
Plants (Basel). 2024 Oct 13;13(20):2861. doi: 10.3390/plants13202861.
A growing body of literature recognises the importance of exploring the uses of plants in historical written sources. The Chilean native plant () has a long history of medicinal use, with various parts of the plant, including its leaves, aerial parts, and roots, employed to treat numerous ailments. This study undertakes a Critical Discourse Analysis of historical sources, specifically books published between the 17th and early 19th centuries (1646-1810), focusing on the medicinal applications of . The research highlights the circulation of plant knowledge over time by adopting an interdisciplinary approach that bridges historical ethnobotany, environmental history, and the history of knowledge and ignorance studies. The study reveals how the evolution of the ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal knowledge of reflects the broader environmental ignorance, wherein the scientific community excluded and oppressed the indigenous and local knowledge of the plant. This work underscores the importance of integrating historical studies into modern environmental and botanical research, emphasising the value of understanding past knowledge systems to inform contemporary conservation efforts and sustainable practices.
越来越多的文献认识到在历史书面资料中探索植物用途的重要性。智利本土植物（此处原文括号内植物名缺失）有着悠久的药用历史，该植物的各个部分，包括叶子、地上部分和根部，都被用于治疗多种疾病。本研究对历史资料进行批判性话语分析，具体分析17世纪至19世纪早期（1646 - 1810年）出版的书籍，重点关注该植物的药用应用。该研究通过采用跨学科方法，将历史民族植物学、环境史以及知识与无知研究史联系起来，突出了植物知识随时间的传播。研究揭示了该植物民族植物学和民族医学知识的演变如何反映出更广泛的环境无知，即科学界排斥和压制了关于该植物的本土和地方知识。这项工作强调了将历史研究纳入现代环境和植物学研究的重要性，强调了理解过去知识体系对当代保护工作和可持续实践的指导价值。
