Hi Davidsch,
Sorry if I misunderstand your point, but I would not say that mnemonics are "properties" of a herbal. It is kinda "referent" of a herbal - ultimately of its certain properties, of course, - but themselves they do not always directly point to the plants' properties. Like that eye of God (if you follow the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. thread), God knows why so many plants are called "eye of God".
All good points, especially 2). We discussed it already back in January, when Pritzel broke into the discourse, that folk plant names may be younger than the VMS - and this is something that should be checked. Honestly, this is not an easy task - far harder than scroll through Pritzel (or other similar source) for name matches. I suggest to make this work a separate "pass" - although not necessarily a later one, and this information (expecially when it's shading doubt upon the identification) should be included in the table.
I'll think how to incorporate these elements into the table. Maybe it's better to move it to the Wiki, then any forum member will be able to make input as to plant mentions in manuscripts, plant name history etc. To be honest, I totally forgot about the Wiki when creating this thread yesterday.
Quote:1) You call this mnemonics but these are very limited properties of a herbal.
Some of these Botanical nomenclatures You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. are f.e. Plant group. Vegetation Form. Flower specs. Presented form of flowering state. Number of leafs/root. habit and surroundings. Coloring. Original classification topology. Usage & Medical listings with year/writer etc. (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. f.e.)
Sorry if I misunderstand your point, but I would not say that mnemonics are "properties" of a herbal. It is kinda "referent" of a herbal - ultimately of its certain properties, of course, - but themselves they do not always directly point to the plants' properties. Like that eye of God (if you follow the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. thread), God knows why so many plants are called "eye of God".
Quote:2) if one would mention the year and source of the suggested name, properties etc., the value of such a list would be increased enormously
3) to link the herbal to today one could mention the herbal and the IPNI from the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
4) an even better list would provide also first occurrence of the suggested species or properties and the oldest originating manuscript as laid down by the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and Howald-Sigerist 1927.
All good points, especially 2). We discussed it already back in January, when Pritzel broke into the discourse, that folk plant names may be younger than the VMS - and this is something that should be checked. Honestly, this is not an easy task - far harder than scroll through Pritzel (or other similar source) for name matches. I suggest to make this work a separate "pass" - although not necessarily a later one, and this information (expecially when it's shading doubt upon the identification) should be included in the table.
I'll think how to incorporate these elements into the table. Maybe it's better to move it to the Wiki, then any forum member will be able to make input as to plant mentions in manuscripts, plant name history etc. To be honest, I totally forgot about the Wiki when creating this thread yesterday.