Avicenna's views on pest control and medicinal plants he prescribed as natural pesticides.

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Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-22 DOI:10.1007/s10354-024-01034-y

Mohammad Amrollahi-Sharifabadi, Jamal Rezaei Orimi, Zahra Adabinia, Tahereh Shakeri, Zahra Aghabeiglooei, Mohammad Hashemimehr, Maedeh Rezghi

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Abstract

The present study aimed to introduce Avicenna's views on pest control and the medicinal plants he proposed as natural pesticides. Also, we addressed the strategies that he leveraged to formulate and prescribe them, and, finally, we put his views into perspective with modern science. The data were collected using Al-Qanun Fi Al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine) as well as scientific databases. According to Al-Qanun Fi Al-Tibb, 42 medicinal plants are described as natural pest control agents. After introducing the pest control properties of each plant, Avicenna explained the appropriate strategies for use of these plants. These strategies or formulations included incensing, spraying, spreading, rubbing, smudging, and scent-dispersing, which are equivalent to the modern pesticide formulations of fumigants, aerosols, pastes and poisoned baits, lotions, creams, and slow-release formulations, respectively. This study revealed that Avicenna introduced the pest control approach with natural plants in his book Al-Qanun Fi Al-Tibb and, thus, harnessed the power of nature to control nature. Future research is recommended to find the pest control merits of the presented medicinal plants, in order to incorporate them into pest control programs and reduce environmental pollution resulting from the complications of current synthetic pesticides.

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阿维森纳对害虫防治的看法，以及他作为天然杀虫剂开出的药用植物处方。

本研究旨在介绍阿维森纳关于虫害防治的观点以及他提出的可作为天然杀虫剂的药用植物。此外，我们还探讨了他制定和处方这些药用植物的策略，最后，我们将他的观点与现代科学相结合。我们利用《药典》（Al-Qanun Fi Al-Tibb）和科学数据库收集数据。根据 Al-Qanun Fi Al-Tibb，42 种药用植物被描述为天然害虫控制剂。在介绍了每种植物的害虫控制特性后，阿维森纳解释了使用这些植物的适当策略。这些策略或配方包括熏、喷、撒、擦、熏和散香，分别相当于现代杀虫剂的熏蒸剂、气雾剂、糊剂和毒饵、洗剂、霜剂和缓释制剂。这项研究表明，阿维森纳在其《Al-Qanun Fi Al-Tibb》一书中提出了用天然植物控制害虫的方法，从而利用自然的力量来控制自然。建议今后开展研究，找出所介绍的药用植物在害虫控制方面的优点，以便将其纳入害虫控制计划，减少目前合成杀虫剂的复杂性所造成的环境污染。

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