Herbal & Animal Medicines — Medieval Manuscript

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Others call it the rustic plant.
Others the cursed herb.
Others appiorisiny.
It grows in damp and watery places. If anyone tastes it, they are moved to laugh against their will; for it is caustic.
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For malignant ulcers: grind the cursed herb with lard without salt and apply it to the wound; it will eat away the filth and if there is any other taint, it will purge it. Do not leave it on longer than is necessary, lest it eat away healthy flesh. If one wishes to test the truth of this, grind it and place it on healthy flesh, and the body will immediately react.
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For swellings and boils: grind the cursed herb and mix it with swine dung; apply it to the swellings or boils, and they will be dispersed in quiet.
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Name of the herb: botracionstatice. herb botracionstatice.
It grows in sandy places and arid fields. Its root is like a small spindle, having few and very thin divisions. For the lunatic: if the herb botracionstatice is bound to the neck of a lunatic with a red linen thread while the moon is waning, when it is in the sign of Taurus or Scorpio, it will soon heal him.
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For black scars: grind the herb botracionstatice with its root and mix with vinegar; apply to where there are black scars, and it will eat them away and restore the body to its own color.

A botanical illustration of two plants. The top plant features three stems with yellow star-shaped flowers and dark green leaves. The bottom plant bears red flowers and a large bulbous root.

To be painted: the herb artemisia monoclonos single-stemmed mugwort.
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By the Greeks it is called oyotes.
Others epithas.
Others aristolocheas.
Others parthenion.
Others anagirios.
Others leucopsis.
Others cerisie.
Others taomses.
Others ostrantopu.
Others gosefes.
Others aneles.
Others ferasti.
Others ostantos.
Daa zirec.
Others ualentria.

Others caristellũ.
Others epylillos.
Others to zosen.
Others ionicantes r̃zo.
Aphe emaannopn.
Others bubastheos cardias.
Others emitaunũ.
Others filaterioni egane.
Others neiallat.
Others pythagoras torodolus.
Gauls mitiunen.
Italians, serpitũ maĩr.
Others artemisia.
It grows in cultivated, stony, and sandy places.

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For those traveling: if anyone traveling carries the herb artemisia monoclonos in their hand, they will not feel the fatigue of the journey; it puts demons to flight, protects the house from evil, and turns away harmful medicines; it is the greatest of all.
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For pain in the feet: grind the herb artemisia monoclonos with lard and apply to take away the pain in the feet.
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For pain in the entrails: the herb artemisia reduced to a powder and given to drink in water or honey-wine takes away pain in the entrails.
To be painted: the herb artemisia tagentes.
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For pain in the bladder and strangury difficulty urinating: give two scruples a unit of weight of the herb artemisia tagentes in wine. For one with a fever, give two drachmas in hot water.
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For pain in the hips: grind the herb artemisia tagentes with lard.

A botanical illustration of two plants. The top plant has a single stem with yellow flowers and serrated leaves. The bottom plant is smaller with similar yellow flowers and serrated leaves.