Medieval Herbal Remedies

By Ann Van Arsdall

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

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.