Forschergruppe Klostermedizin (English)

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Forschergruppe Klostermedizin(Research Group Monastic Medicine)

● established in August 1999 as a joint ventureof manufacturer Abtei and the University of Würzburg

● up to 2,200 mentions in media per year● contributions to mainstream television every two months (on

average)● several successful medicine books with a total number

of more than 300,000 copies published● workshops, lectures and exhibitions in Germany

and bordering countries● postgraduate professional education


Key Members

● Dr. Johannes Gottfried Mayer, medical historian● Katharina Mantel, pharmacist● Dr. Heike Will, pharmacist● Dr. Konrad Goehl, classical philologist● P. Dr. Hermann Josef Roth, botanist & historian● Tobias Niedenthal, public relations


Key MembersDr. Johannes Gottfried Mayer

● founder and CEO of the research group● graduated historian● main tasks:

- scientific coordinator- database of medicinal plants- book author- lectures- workshops- postgraduate professional education


Key MembersKatharina Mantel

● founding member of the research group● approbated pharmacist● main tasks:

- workshops- postgraduate professional education- book author- horticulture- preparation of recipes


Key MembersDr. Heike Will

● member of the research group since 2009● approbated and graduated pharmacist● main tasks:

- workshops- postgraduate professional education- pharmaceutical investigation- book author- plant photography


Key MembersDr. Konrad Goehl

● founding member of the research group● graduated classical philologist● main tasks:

- translator- codicologist- paleographist- book author


Key MembersP. Dr. Hermann Josef Roth

● member of the research group since 2000● graduated biologist● main tasks:

- spiritual aspects of monastic medicine- history of monastic culture- historical development- book author


Key MembersTobias Niedenthal

● member of the research group since 2010● public relations● main tasks:

- secretary- outreach- web design- content management- social media maintenance


Activities

● database of medicinal plants● medicine books & essays● workshops● lectures & seminars● postgraduate professional education● exhibitions


ActivitiesDatabase of Medicinal Plants

● database of all plants mentioned in historic scripts● 600+ entries to date● 120+ plants well documented● based on an archive of hundreds of facsimiles


ActivitiesMedicine Books & Essays

● several academic and popular scientific books● “Handbuch der Klosterheilkunde”

(Handbook of Monastic Medicine),first published in 2002, more than 200,000copies sold to date

● more than 100 essays for magazines and books


ActivitiesWorkshops

● workshops generally aimed at scientific laymen● historic recipes (e.g. for medical vines) are prepared with the

participants, then tested together● workshops take place all over Germany


ActivitiesLectures & Seminars

● lectures and seminars aimed at laymenand professionals

● seminar courses and lectures at theUniversity of Würzburg

● range of subjects:- medicinal plants- methods of natural healing- Hildegard of Bingen- history of horticulture- preventative health care- nutrition


ActivitiesPostgraduate Professional Education

● advanced training for natural health professionals, physicians, pharmacists

● modern phytotherapy based on insights of monastic medicine● course of studies in theory and practice


ActivitiesExhibitions

● main subject: “Pflanzen der Klostermedizin”(Plants of Monastic Medicine)

● various exhibitions with different special subjects(e.g. historic and modern applications of plants,Hildegard of Bingen)

● catalogue with historic portrayals and applications


Media CoveragePrint Media

● up to 2,200 mentions in media per year● series of articles published via dpa● features in leading German magazines

(e.g. Der Spiegel, FOCUS, stern, LandIdee)● features and interviews in leading newspapers

(e.g. Die Welt, Berliner Morgenpost, BonnerGeneralanzeiger, Frankfurter AllgemeineSonntagszeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung)


Media CoverageBroadcast

● contributions to mainstream television(e.g. BR, WDR, SWR, NDR, MDR, ZDF, RTL, SAT.1, 3sat, Arte)every two months (on average)

● self-produced movie “Terra Armena” aired on BR and 3sat● features and interviews in mainstream radio

(e.g. BR, RBB, HR, dradio, MDR, NDR, WDR)


Online Activities

● online presence since February 2001● homepages for professionals and laymen● social media activities since June 2010:

- Facebook- Twitter- XING


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Forschergruppe Klostermedizin (English)

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