@article{0acfd891-0505-4abb-96df-9d56e9d638d7,
author = {Krzysztof Koniewicz},
title = {Medicinal and cosmetic uses of rose water according to 19th century pharmaceutical and medical literature},
journal = {Opuscula Musealia},
volume = {Volume 28 (2021)},
number = {Volume 28},
year = {2022},
issn = {0239-9989},
pages = {7-21},keywords = {rose water; history of pharmacy; history of medicine; natural medicine; 19th century},
abstract = {Floral water, also called hydrolate, is a secondary product of the distillation process of aromatic plants. In the Middle Ages, rose hydrolate, according to medical advice of the time, protected against plague spread by ‘miasma’. In nineteenth-century medical and cosmetic applications, rose water was often used as an aromatic and soothing ingredient, forming a base while giving the product the right consistency. It was also the main ingredient in eye medications (in Latin: Collyrium), anti-inflammatory ointments and cosmetic products, including perfumes, aromatic waters, nourishing creams, lubricating pomades and numerous fragrances. In the 19th century medical and pharmaceutical literature, rose water was seen as a mainly aromatic substance which added a pleasant fragrance to medicines and cosmetics. The aim of this article is to compare the recipes for medicines and cosmetics containing rose water from 19th-century apothecary’s manuscripts in the library of the Pharmacy Museum of the Jagiellonian University Medical College with the medical and pharmaceutical literature of the period.},
doi = {10.4467/20843852.OM.21.001.15502},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/opuscula-musealia/article/zastosowanie-lecznicze-i-kosmetyczne-wody-rozanej-wedlug-dziewietnastowiecznej-literatury-farmaceutycznej-oraz-medycznej}
}