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ArticleProceedings of the Geologists' Association. Geologists' Association2026

The use of minerals, plants and burnt materials in ancient medicine: Approaches to working recipes in John the Physician's

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

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Article in Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. Geologists' Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Andrew C ScottDepartment of Earth Science, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom.
Rebecca LazarouScience Directorate, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom.
Robert AllkinBiodiversity Informatics and Spatial Analysis, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB, United Kingdom.
Mark NesbittScience Directorate, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom.
Andreas LardosPhytopharmacy and Natural Product Chemistry, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Life Sciences and Facility Management, Gruental, Wädenswil, CH-8820, Switzerland.
Efraim LevDepartment of Israel Studies, The Interdisciplinary Center for the Broader Application of Genizah Research, University of Haifa, 3498838, Israel.
Sharon GibbonsDepartment of Earth Science, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom.
Nathali V GrassineauDepartment of Earth Science, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom.
James BrakeleyDepartment of Earth Science, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom.
Barbara ZipserDepartment of History, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have undertaken an innovative multidisciplinary approach towards the identification of pharmaceutical ingredients used in Byzantine Greece, with a particular focus on popular medicine in late 13th century Cyprus. Our case study is based on one source, John the Physician's

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Burnt substancesHistory of medicineMedical treatmentsPharmaceutical ingredients

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PMID41873390
PMCPMC13005745

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