





IL VIAGGIO DELLE CURE PERDUTE — 2025
Botany and cultures
A historical and ethnobotanical journey through healing traditions around the world.
- Explore Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and African healing systems.
- Discover plants described in local traditions and folk remedies.
- Read cultural maps and ethnographic analyses of evolving healing practices.
- Consult tables on medicinal plants, active compounds and regional traditions.
- Explore connections between historical knowledge and modern research.
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A NEW PUBLICATION IN THE IL MILLEPIANTE SERIES
From tradition to science.
A distinctive work in Italian publishing, Il Viaggio delle Cure Perdute takes readers on an anthropological and botanical journey through traditional healing systems around the world. It brings together history, ethnobotany and local medical knowledge, exploring how ancient cultures have used medicinal plants for centuries and how many of these practices are being re-examined by modern science.
Inside, you will find discussions of:
- Major medical traditions around the world, including Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and African healing systems.
- Plants used in traditional cultures and folk remedies, including Andean mint, sandalwood, rue, eucalyptus and many others.
- The use of plants in everyday life: food, rituals, and traditional approaches to stress and common illnesses.
- Cultural maps and ethnographic analysis showing how traditional healing practices began, developed and influenced modern medicine.
- Reference tables covering medicinal plants in Ghana, Nigeria, the mangroves of Benin and Indonesia, groups of Ayurvedic medicines, natural active ingredients and more.
A volume for plant and botany enthusiasts, professionals, scholars and readers interested in ethnology and anthropology.
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