Food drugs as drivers of therapeutic knowledge and the role of chemosensory qualities Articles uri icon

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publication date

  • March 2024

start page

  • 1

end page

  • 11

issue

  • 118012

volume

  • 328

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0378-8741

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1872-7573

abstract

  • Ethnopharmacological relevance
    Chemosensory qualities of botanical drugs are important cues for anticipating physiologic consequences. Whether a botanical drug is used for both, food and medicine, or only as medicine depends on taste preferences, nutritional content, cultural background, and the individual and overall epidemiological context...

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keywords

  • taste receptor pharmacology; food drugs; historical studies; de materia medica; co-evolution food-medicine; ethnopharmacology; ethnobiology