Open AccessLocal ecological knowledge and folk medicine in historical Estonia, Livonia, Courland, and Galicia, 1805-1905
Author(s) -
Martin Anegg,
Julia Prakofjewa,
Raivo Kalle,
Renata Sõukand
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
open research europe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2732-5121
DOI - 10.12688/openreseurope.14406.1
Subject(s) - german , ethnobotany , geography , history , archaeology , ecology , medicinal plants , biology
Background: Historical ethnobotanical data can provide valuable information about past human-nature relationships as well as serve as a basis for diachronic analysis. This data note aims to present a dataset which documented medicinal plant uses, mentioned in a selection of German-language sources from the 19 th century covering the historical regions of Estonia, Livonia, Courland, and Galicia. Methods: Data was mainly obtained by systematic manual search in various relevant historical German-language works focused on the medicinal use of plants. Data about plant and non-plant constituents, their usage, the mode of administration, used plant parts, and their German and local names was extracted and collected into a database in the form of Use Reports.