Medieval Herbal Remedies

Description:

This book presents for the first time an up-to-date and easy-to-read translation of a medical reference work that was used in Western Europe from the fifth century well into the Renaissance. Listing 185 medicinal plants, the uses for each, and remedies that were compounded using them, the translation will fascinate medievalist, medical historians and the layman alike.

subjects: Materia medica, early works to 1800,  English language, old english, ca. 450-1100, texts,  Vegetable Materia medica,  Early works to 1800,  Herbals,  Anglo-Saxons,  Medicine,  English language,  Texts,  Medieval Medicine,  Medieval History,  Phytotherapy,  History,  Phytothérapie,  Ouvrages avant 1800,  Herbiers (Ouvrages),  Médecine anglo-saxonne,  Médecine médiévale,  HEALTH & FITNESS,  Herbal Medications,  Old English,  Geneeskrachtige planten,  Oudengels

Times: Medieval