Manuscript “Collection of remedies with the list of medicinal herbs and recipes for preparing balms and tinctures” from Plehan

Abstract

U ovom je radu je prvi put opisana ljekaruša nađena u arhivu samostana Plehan (Bosna i Hercegovina) pod naslovom Zbirka lijekova sa zbirkom ljekovitih trava i uputom za pravit meleme i murćefe, koja je pisana u drugoj polovini 19. stoljeća. Autor i mjesto nastanka ljekaruše nisu poznati. Uočena su dva različita rukopisa, što upućuje na dvojicu autora, najvjerojatnije franjevaca. Zbirka sadrži 56 recepata za liječenje bolesti u ljudi te tri recepta za liječenje domaćih životinja. Jedan recept odnosi se na savjet za domaćinstvo. U ljekaruši se nalazi popis ljekovitog bilja s hrvatskim i latinskim imenima. Taj popis i nekoliko recepata mogu se naći i u ljekaruši fra Mije Nikolića koja je pisana 1868. godine. Jezik ljekaruše prilično je neujednačen što upućuje na doslovno prepisivanje iz različitih izvora. Materia medica ove ljekaruše sastoji se ponajviše od ljekovitih pripravaka biljnog podrijetla. Recepti koji sadrže materijale životinjskog i mineralnog podrijetla također su prisutni, ali u znatno manjoj mjeri. Bolesti, koje su često spomenute samo kao simptomi, nazivaju se narodnim imenima. Način pripreme lijekova i termini prodiskutirani su u smislu usporedbe sa suvremenim farmaceutskim postupcima i nazivima. Sastavljen je i rječnik manje poznatih riječi i arhaizama. Na kraju je priložen i tekst ljekaruše bez ikakvih jezičnih i stilskih ispravaka kako bi se omogućio multidisciplinaran pristup tekstu.The paper describes the manuscript containing a collection of folk recipes (so-called “ljekaruša”) which was written in the second half of 19th century. The manuscript was found in the archives of the Plehan Friary (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Its author and the place of origin are not known. Two different handwritings are discernible suggesting that two authors, probably Franciscians, are involved. The collection contains 56 recipes for human medical practice and 3 recipes for veterinary use. One recipe contain advice for household. The list of plants for medical use with Croatian and Latin names is included. This list and several recipes were also found in Mijo Nikolić,s manuscript from 1868. The language of the manuscript is rather ununiform, which suggests that different sources of the recipes were used. Materia medica of the collection is mostly composed of drugs prepared from plant material of domestic origin. Recipes having animal and mineral origin are also included, but to a lesser extent. Deseases are called by folk names and are frequently referred to as symptoms. Ways of preparing remedies and terms used in recipes are discussed and compared with common pharmaceutical procedures and terms. A glossary of less known and obsolete words is given as well. The complete, uncorrected version of the manuscript is enclosed at the end to enable a multidiciplinary approach to the text