Museums in Genoa
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Villa Saluzzo Serra, Modern Art Gallery of Genoa, entrance
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Edible lands
Calcareous minerals and clays used as food supplements.
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Honghua and Shenqu
Honghua (Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae/Compositae)
Used as a painkiller and to stimulate blood circulation.
Parts used: fiori.
Shenqu
Fermented medicated mass. Used to relieve stomach pain and lack of appetite.
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Asafoetida (Ferula assafetida, family Apiaceae)
Used as antibiotic, flu, digestive, antiepileptic.
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Galanga (Alpinia officinarum, family Zingiberaceae)
Used to treat cough, kidney disease, colic, aerophagia, bad digestion.
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Sanā (Senna/Cassia angustifolia, family Fabaceae)
Used as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, purgative.
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Sound engineer (Digitaria exilis, family Poaceae)
Herbal medicinal compound in spherical form.
Used as energy and for ritual practices.
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Bel (Aegle marmelos, family Rutaceae) and Chabo / Pippali Kul (Piper Chaba, family Piparaceae)
Bel (Aegle marmelos, famiglia Rutaceae)
Pianta sacra per gli hindū, usata in diversi rituali śivaiti (le foglie rappresentano simbolicamente il tridente/triṣūla di Śiva).
Utilizzata per disturbi gastrointestinali, diabete, disturbi neurologici e metabolici. Parti utilizzate: foglie, frutti, corteccia.
Chabo / Pippali Kul (Piper chaba, famiglia Piparaceae)
Utilizzato per le sue qualità digestive, espettoranti, per bronchiti, astenia, anoressia, diverse infezioni e per rinforzare il sistema nervoso.
Parti utilizzate: frutti, radici.
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Igbo ite ogwu "Medicine pot"
Terracotta, bones, roots, herbs
Terracotta ritual container shaped like a human head. It is "prepared" with medicinal herbs, animal bones, objects with symbolic value and used in the healing practices of the body and mind.
