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  St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." GREEN SPURGE (EUPHORBIA ESULA) Green spurge is considered a poison. It has a sudden  warmth which burns a person's flesh, but at the same time it also contains an inferior moisture , which is detrimental to human flesh.  According to the ancient philosophers of medicine, its only benefit is that it is sometimes added to some laxative drinks against CONSTIPATION . It increases the effects of those medicines in so far as the  evil found in the human body is thus driven out by another evil. (From: St Hildegard of Bingen, Physica) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Forgetfulness   This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, p...

  St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." COMMON HOUSELEEK (SEMPERVIVUM TECTORUM) Common houseleek is  warm and not beneficial for man, because it is greasy - it would cause lecherousness to the point that you go insane. For a remedy against  MALE DYSFUNCTION  you soak common houseleek in goat's milk that it is entirely saturated by the fluid. Then you cook the mixture, add a few eggs, and consume it. Take this daily for three to five days. This medicine does not help against infertility in women. Against DEAFNESS  take human milk of a woman who has given birth to a boy ten to twelve weeks prior, mix in the juice of common houseleek and regularly put three or four drops of the solution into the ears. (From: St Hildegard o...

  St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." CAMPHOR LAUREL (CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA) Camphor, namely the rubber, has a pure coldness, but the tree from which camphor exudes has a sharp and fine cold .  If one ingests the camphor alone without the green, the fire that is in man is dampened. Therefore it is strongly advised not to take the camphor on its own.  On the other hand, the sick and the weak become wonderfully STRONG , and the healthy even stronger , if they often take camphor on an empty stomach in the following composition: Take the same amount of aloe and myrrh, and camphor a little less than the weight of each, and melt these ingredients together in a pan, finally add some coltsfoot ( Tussilago farfara ) and form the mixture in...

  St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." COMMON PUFFBALL (LYCOPERDON PERLATUM) The common puffball is cold and hard and harmful to man and beast alike. It does not contain any healing substances. With most severe GOUT (when you feel as if your members are literally ripped apart) - in this case common puffball may be taken in order to alleviate the harmful juices [which are present in the person's organism]. (From: St Hildegard of Bingen, Physica) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Spasms This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

  St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." LUNGWORT (PULMONARIA OFFICINALIS) Lungwort is  cold and a little bit dry ; it is not really useful for a person's health. If, however, someone's LUNGS ARE SWOLLEN  ,so that he keeps COUGHING and CAN HARDLY BREATHE , a remedy of lungwort boiled in wine  is taken regularly.  Lungwort is beneficial for sheep to eat , if they eat much of it they become healthy, put on weight and produce much milk. (From: St Hildegard of Bingen, Physica) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Lack of appetite   • Skin rash   This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

    St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." CHRISTMAS ROSE (HELLEBORUS NIGER) The Christmas rose has fiery heat and cold . If someone suffers from destructive, deadly juices boiling in any of the limbs, let him always take Christmas rose and he will recover.  With the absorption of the Christmas rose QUARTAN FEVER (if it is taken at the onset of the same), GOUT  and STOMACH FLU will be driven away. (From: St Hildegard of Bingen, Physica) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Poisoning • Halitosis   This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

    St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." LAVENDER (LAVANDULA SPICA) Common lavender ( Lavandula spica ) [ L. augustofolia, L. officinalis ] Common lavender is warm and dry, its warmth is beneficial.  Boiled with  wine or honey and water it gets rid of  CHEST CONGESTION  and alleviates  LUNG AND LIVER PAIN .  It brings about pure knowledge and a good character. (From: St Hildegard of Bingen, Physica) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Immodest heat • Memory loss This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

    St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." LILY (LILIUM CANDIDUM) Lily, Madonna lily ( Lilium candidum ). The lily is more  cold than warm. An ointment cooked from the root of the lily with lard helps against the WHITE LEPROSY . If you suffer from a RASH , you should drink plenty of goat's milk, squeeze out the stalk of the lily and the leaves, make a paste from flour and the juice  and place it on the rash. (From: St Hildegard of Bingen, Physica) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Infected eyes   This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

      St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." PROVENCE ROSE (ROSA CENTIFOLIA) The rose is cold, but that particular cold has a useful principle in it. Collect the rose petals at daybreak and place them over the EYES . They make them clear and draw out [inflammation].  Rose petals are also useful for bandaging ULCERS and for all kinds of medicines and ointments.  If you get angry easily, grind to powder dried rose petals and some sage. As soon as the ANGER stirs, bring some powder to your nose. The sage soothes and the rose cheers.  An ointment made from roses and half as much sage, boiled with fat and water, eliminates SPASMS and PARALYSIS . (From: St Hildegard of Bingen, Physica) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINS...

     St Hildegard writes:   "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." BLACK PEPPER (PIPER NIGRUM) Black pepper is  warm and dry. Excessive consumption of black pepper damages the human [organism]. It causes pleurisy and transforms the  good body fluids into bad ones.  If someone has  spleen problems and LACK OF APPETITE  (to such an extent that he considers all types of food repulsive), he is advised to season the foods with pepper or to add pepper to the  bread dough [before baking it] and his appetite will return. (From: St Hildegard of Bingen, Physica) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Sore throat • Watering eyes   This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or con...

    St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." FENUGREEK (T RIGONELLA  FOENUM-GRAECUM) Fenugreek is a remedy against daily fevers. The seed has to be boiled in  wine and taken on an empty stomach. This can be taken against quartan fever as well. Against the latter place [apart from taking the medicine orally] fenugreek poultices around the shins and feet. (From: St Hildegard of Bingen, Physica) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Tremor in the limbs   • Against melancholy     This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

     St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." HEMP (CANNABIS SATIVA) Hemp is warm ; it grows when the air is neither very  warm nor very cold .  For the  strong and healthy hemp is agreeable, but not so for the weak, and especially not for those who have a weak brain . (From: St Hildegard of Bingen, Physica) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Obesity • Stab wounds • Paralysis due to wear  out   This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

     St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." FOXTAIL MILLET (PANICUM ITALICUM) Foxtail millet is cold. It contains but little  warmth and therefore little strength. However, foxtail millet is not quite as useless as [ordinary]  millet ( Panicum miliaceum ). In case of SPIKING TEMPERATURE foxtail millet is boiled in wine . This remedy must be drunk while it is warm. (From: St Hildegard of Bingen, Physica) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Festering wounds • Cough - a recipe for cough mixture   This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

     St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." SORREL (RUMEX ACETOSA) Firstly, sorrel is neither  warm nor cold .  Eating sorrel is not useful ; it would cause melancholy in man. Beasts, however, benefit from sorrel - especially cattle . (From: Physica, St Hildegard of Bingen) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Jaundice   • Unwanted swelling This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

    St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." CRESS (LEPIDIUM SATIVUM) Cress [Garden cress - Latin: Lepidium sativum ] is more  warm than cold , and also moist. Rather than through sunlight, it instead grows through the freshness in the soil. Eating cress increases the  bad fluids [in the body]. It also has a negative effect on the spleen . (From: Physica, St Hildegard of Bingen) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL HEALING FOODS: • Poison: Antidote to poison • Against paralysis due to wear out   This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

     St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." COMMON PURSLANE (PORTULACA OLERACEA) Purslane is cold . It causes phlegm. It is not recommended as food for humans. (From: Physica, St Hildegard of Bingen) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL HEALING FOODS: • For a radiant complexion This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

     St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." SPELT (TRITICUM SPELTA) Spelt [dinkel wheat] is warm ; it is the best grain, rich in nutrients and strong , more pleasant than all other cereals. Spelt forms real flesh and real blood and makes man's spirit serene and happy. It is wholesome in any preparation.  If someone is so  frail that he cannot eat due to extreme WEAKNESS , he should be given a  drink made from boiled spelt mixed with egg yolk. (From: Physica, St Hildegard of Bingen) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL HEALING FOODS: • Against indigestion This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

  St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." PEA (PISUM SATIVUM) Pea (Pisum sativum). The pea has a negative effect on the lungs; it makes them heavy. This effect is due to the pea being  cold and slightly phlegmatic.  Peas are not recommended  to people who are  ill or sickly . (From: Physica, St Hildegard of Bingen) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL HEALING FOODS: • Bread for the unwell   • A burnout remedy This translation is for informative purposes only. If you suffer from any illnesses or conditions, please seek medical help.

     St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." MILKWEED (EUPHORBIA PEPLUS) Milkweed is warm and  dry and useful for many things.  Boiled with  wine and honey it gets rid of any type of GOUT . To facilitate this, the beverage described above is taken regularly with a meal and additionally during the night. Moreover, a poultice  made from the above ingredients may be applied directly on the stomach . The following remedy clears the CHEST  and aids the LARYNX  (voice box):  Equal parts of dried powdered  liquorice and finely ground wild hop are mixed with some dry salt . This powder is taken both on an empty stomach and at mealtimes. (From: Physica, St Hildegard of Bingen) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL RE...

     St Hildegard writes: "When God created man, a different type of earth was used to form him. Henceforth, all substances were subject to man, because they sensed that in him was life, and they endeavoured to aid him in him in all his efforts, and man's aim, in turn, was to help them." BARLEY (HORDEUM VULGARE) Barley is cold . Its consumption is  useful neither for the healthy nor the sick , because it is not as powerful as wheat ,  rye and oats .  A barley bath , however, is excellent if you are really unwell.  If you are so WEAK that you cannot tolerate bread, you should prepare a drink of equal parts oats and barley with a little fennel  and  sip this instead of eating bread until you recover .  HARD, ROUGH, FLAKY SKIN becomes soft and beautiful in colour when washed regularly with barley water. (From: Physica, St Hildegard of Bingen) FAVOURITE MEDIEVAL REMEDIES AGAINST: • Skin ulcers   • Animal bites This translation is f...