Folder of 5 folios from the Book of Simple Medicines (15th C)    

Folio 135v, Dove’s foot, Great burnet, Rosemary


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Dove’s foot (Pes Columbinus): Plant with rounded, palmate leaves similar to the foot of this creature. It grows in stony places and is a good remedy for swollen testicles.

Great burnet (Pipernelle): The great burnet heals wounds and fistulae, combats darkness of eyes, snake bite and venom, and shows if an injured person will live or die.

Rosemary (Romarin): Rosemary soothes, cleanses and combats harmful humours. Thus it remedies heart disease, weakness and coldness of the brain, cleanses the womb and aids conception.

Folio 135v, Pie de Paloma, Pimpinela mayor, Romero

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Folio 135v, Dove’s foot, Great burnet, Rosemary

Dove’s foot (Pes Columbinus): Plant with rounded, palmate leaves similar to the foot of this creature. It grows in stony places and is a good remedy for swollen testicles.

Great burnet (Pipernelle): The great burnet heals wounds and fistulae, combats darkness of eyes, snake bite and venom, and shows if an injured person will live or die.

Rosemary (Romarin): Rosemary soothes, cleanses and combats harmful humours. Thus it remedies heart disease, weakness and coldness of the brain, cleanses the womb and aids conception.

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