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Some potential areas of research:

Report types:

1. Plant monographs
Short reports on the main uses of specific plants in ancient and
medieval sources. Especially the uses not confirmed by modern research,
but corroborated by ethnopharmacological sources, can lead to
groundbreaking research. Example: The main uses of Cymbopogon in ancient
and medieval sources.

2. Research into specific uses of plants
Studies into specific uses of particular plants in ancient and medieval
sources. The purpose is to confirm the use of a particular plant for a
particular purpose, without examining all of its other possible uses.
Example: Use of Borago officinalis as a mood-improving herb.

3. Reviews on specific effects of natural products
and the pharmacological effect consistently ascribed to them in ancient
and medieval herbal, medicinal and agricultural texts. The method of
using historical sources for selecting time-tested plants with high
potential efficiency for further laboratory research is a novelty in the
field and may therefore open up new and unexpected leads.
Example: Review on the mood-improving effects of natural products.

4. Monographs on chemical compounds
Short reports on the main uses of plants containing a specific
chemical compound in ancient and medieval sources. The similar uses
of several otherwise chemically distinct plants may indicate the effects
of the compound. Especially the uses not confirmed by modern research,
but corroborated by ethnopharmacological sources, can be relevant
as new leads for research. Example: The main uses of plants containing
rosmarinic acid in ancient and medieval sources.

5. Comprehensive reviews of modern research in biochemistry,
pharmacology and toxicology of a plant, plant group,
or chemical compound
Examples: Review on rue (Ruta officinalis); Review
on antimalarial plants; Review on rosmarinic acid.

6. Background searches for material of historical interest for
marketing purposes
an for increasing the attraction of the ready products for the customer. Example:
Description of ancient Egyptian body lotion as a prototype for the
modern product; the name of a medieval physician as a brand name.

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