Herbal & Animal Medicines — Medieval Manuscript

4 For a serpent's bite: the herb camedris germander reduced to powder and given in old wine as a drink strongly disperses the poison.

A drawing of a serpent or snake with a green and grey patterned back, a white belly, and a red forked tongue.

4 For gout: you will give the herb camedris as above with warm wine, it provides heat for the benefit of the body. Collect it in the month of August.

The name of the herb is Camelle.

Others call it corcodrillion.
Others onocardionlore.
Others diplaci.
Others enulaca.
Pherre affrodre.
Egyptians semmeon.
Italians labia ueneris Venus's lips.
Others acer rusticanu rustic maple.
Others statiau.
Others moeraru.
Others calor cardiatos.
Others geruafie.
Others calphor.
Spaniards lenadiu.
Dacians saace.
Egyptians certostanes.

A botanical illustration of the plant Camelle (Chamaeleon) showing a brown root, a central stalk with several smaller branches, and serrated green leaves.

1 For liver conditions: the juice of the herb camelle given to drink with wine or with warm water is very beneficial.
4 Against poison: if anyone takes the herb camelle dried and reduced to powder and given with wine, it disperses the poison.
4 For dropsy: the herb camellea and camedafne and camedrin...

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mixed with old wine in equal weight and very strongly combined, and thus mixed into a wine potion; you will give two spoonfuls to youths, three spoonfuls to lesser ones and women, and one spoonful to children. Soon it moves water throughout the body and it is discharged through the urine.

The herb to be painted is Camepition.

Others call it ortohelos.
Others duamagria.
Others olocheriou.
Pherte amastanutis.
Italians ibiga.
Others espicius nigra.
Others spiculu.
Others iopa.
Others nannuale.
Egyptians veme-nepta.
Dacians doctila.

Botanical illustration of Camepition (Chamaepitys) featuring a thick root and two main upward-growing stems with small, narrow green leaves and tiny red flowers or berries at the nodes.

1 For wounds: the herb camepitiū placed upon them; if another bites you, you may put its juice into the wound.
1 For pain in the side: the herb camepitiū given as a drink takes away the pain.

The herb to be painted is Camedafne.

Others call it amagogos.
Others osubene.
Italians miscelago.

For a thumping heart: the herb camedafne reduced to powder and given as a drink with old wine overcomes it.

Botanical illustration of Camedafne (Chamaedaphne) showing a thick brown root and a cluster of several long, lanceolate, dark green leaves.