The use of minerals, plants and burnt materials in ancient medicine: Approaches to working recipes in John the Physician's Therapeutics from late 13th century Cyprus

Andrew Cunningham Scott; Rebecca Lazarou; Robert Allkin; Mark Nesbitt; Andreas Lardos; Efraim Lev; Sharon Gibbons; Nathalie Grassineau; James Brakeley; Barbara Zipser

doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2026.101172

The use of minerals, plants and burnt materials in ancient medicine: Approaches to working recipes in John the Physician's Therapeutics from late 13th century Cyprus

Andrew Cunningham Scott
, Rebecca Lazarou
, Robert Allkin
, Mark Nesbitt
, Andreas Lardos
, Efraim Lev
, Sharon Gibbons
, Nathalie Grassineau
, James Brakeley
, Barbara Zipser

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Original language	English
Journal	Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2026.101172
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2026

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Keywords

Medical History
Geology
Byzantine medicine
Vernacular Greek
Greek medicine
Medical lexicography
Pharmacognosy

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Plants and Minerals in Byzantine Popular Pharmacy. A New Multidisciplinary Approach
Zipser, B. (PI) & Scott, A. C. (CoI)
Wellcome Trust
1/11/19 → 31/10/22
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Scott, A. C., Lazarou, R., Allkin, R., Nesbitt, M., Lardos, A., Lev, E., Gibbons, S., Grassineau, N., Brakeley, J., & Zipser, B. (2026). The use of minerals, plants and burnt materials in ancient medicine: Approaches to working recipes in John the Physician's Therapeutics from late 13th century Cyprus. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2026.101172

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