# A translation of the so-called "Alchemical herbal"
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# This is transcription and translation of the so-called "Alchemical herbal"
# by Marco Ponzi.
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# Comments by Marco Ponzi:
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#   An illustrated Latin text discussing 98 medicinal herbs appears in
#   several Italian manuscripts, the earliest of which is Bodley Canon.
#   Misc. 408, written in Milan in 1378. According to Sergio Toresella
#   ("Gli erbari degli alchimisti", 1996), the text received its name
#   from "the great Bolognese naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522–1605),
#   who gathered a certain number of these herbals and bound them
#   together under the title ‘Piante degli Alchimisti’ [Plants of the
#   Alchemists]." The name can be misleading, since most of the text is
#   about medical recipes, with only a few references to metals (Herba
#   Folio, 48, Herba Lunaria, 69).
#   
#   The Latin text of the Alchemical Herbal that appears below is mostly
#   based on ms Florence BBU 106 (Northern Italy, first half of the 15th
#   Century) published by Stefania Ragazzini, "Un erbario del XV secolo:
#   il Ms. 106 della Biblioteca di Botanica dell’Università di Firenze",
#   1983. The included images are also from that manuscript.
#   
#   Missing or unclear passages were completed on the basis of BNF Lat.
#   17848, BNF Lat. 17844 (both from Northern Italy, 15th Century) and
#   of the manuscript published by Segre-Rutz (Pavia, Aldini 211,
#   Northern Italy, end of the 14th Century). For a chapter that is
#   almost entirely missing in the other manuscripts (Herba Amorsu
#   serpentis, 32) Morgan Library PML 22.222 (Germany, 15th Century) was
#   used (Curt F. Bühler, "An Anonymous Latin Herbal in the Pierpont
#   Morgan Library", 1954). In the Florentine ms, the extensively
#   censored charm based on Consolida Major and Minor (herbs 97 and 98)
#   appears on the verso of the illustration of Consolida Minor (98) and
#   Consolida media (unnumbered); it is not entirely clear whether this
#   paragraph has the same origin as the other chapters.
#   
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# LANGUAGE, SPELLING AND ENCODING
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#   The original file had a Latin text of each page followed bi its
#   translation into English. This file has only the English texts. The
#   Latin originals are in a separate folder of this database
#   ("langbank/latn/ahl")
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#   The language is modern English with modern spelling.
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#  CHANGES FOR THIS EDITION 
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#   Editorial notes that were marked with brackets "[]" in the source are
#   marked with "{}" here; except for bibliographic references
#   and some longer observations, which were turned into #-comments.
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#   The Unicode dagger/cross \u2020 was replaced by "+".
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# DOCUMENT STRUCTURE  
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#   @section 1 {B} = Whole book.
#     @section 2 {hN} = Herb number N (1,2,...).
#       @section 3 {tt} = Herb name.
#       @section 3 {pM} = Parag M (1,2,...)
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@section 1 {B}
#
@section 2 {h1}
@section 3 {tt}
  Antola minor.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing any wound. Take the leaves and roots of this herb and make a powder. Apply the powder to the wounds: they will be healed and cleansed. Similarly, a woman suffering from uterine ailments should eat this herb for thirty days and she will be healed. Take some of this herb, crush it, make a poultice and put it upon a bite; it immediately relieves the pain and removes poison. If anyone experiences discomfort or pain in the body, drink the powder of the aforementioned herb, and healing will occur instantly. It grows in thin terrain where chestnuts grow.
#
@section 2 {h2}
@section 3 {tt}
  Bortines.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For a twisted mouth due to some ailment. Take the leaves of this herb, cook them with wine, and apply the poultice for thirty days; it will restore the mouth to its normal state, and it is proven. Also, when cooked with red wine in the form of a poultice and applied to a cold gout for fifteen days, it heals the gout, it is proven. It is gathered in May. It grows in wild mountains and cold places.
#
@section 2 {h3}
@section 3 {tt}
  Torogas.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing any mortal wound. Take the leaves and seeds of this herb, grind them together, and apply the poultice to the wound; it will quickly heal in the time of going a mile's distance. If one carries the leaves or seeds of this herb, they will not die without true repentance. When collecting it, one should say: "Herb Torogas, come to me by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God." It grows in the roughest mountains and in hidden places.
#
@section 2 {h4}
@section 3 {tt}
  Nigras.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For someone bitten by a rabid dog. Take this herb and its leaves; grind them with strong vinegar, then apply the poultice to the bite: it will heal immediately. To maintain good health, one should carry with himself the seeds of this herb and he will always remain healthy. It grows in cold mountains and it is proven.
#
@section 2 {h5}
@section 3 {tt}
  Stellaria.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For a woman unable to conceive. Take this herb and have her eat it for nine days, and after nine days, let her conjoin with her husband as usual; she will conceive by the power of God and of this herb. If she still does not conceive, she will remain barren or her husband is sterile. Also, carrying this herb prevents harm from any beast. Also, when you carry with you a piece of this herb, no dog will have the power or the strength to bark against you nor against any person who is with you. It grows in alpine terrain in cold mountains.
#
@section 2 {h6}
@section 3 {tt}
  Bonifatia.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For someone with a broken bone. Take this herb and grind it with castor oil, make a plaster, and apply it to the wound or fractured bone; the bone or wound will heal. If a woman cannot conceive, let her eat the leaves of this herb for forty days; she will conceive promptly by conjoining with her husband. If anyone has a pagan tongue {["lingua pagana", meaning unclear]}, take the leaves of this herb, rub the tongue up and down, and it will be immediately cured. If someone has pain due to a fall from a height, take this herb, make a powder, and give it to drink with good wine for fifteen days; they will be relieved of pain. If someone has a rupture, use this herb, and they will be immediately healed.
#
@section 2 {h7}
@section 3 {tt}
  Betonega.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If there is someone who has been bitten by a snake or suffers from pain in the spleen or inflammation of the eyelids. Place this herb over his eyes several times, and they will be healed. Also, if someone suffers from pain in the side, take ten ounces of this herb and boil it with red wine, then apply the mixture as a plaster on the side for ten days, and they will be healed. Similarly, for pain in the womb, take the leaves of this herb and eat them raw like a salad for ten days, and it will be healed. If one cannot have it fresh, make a powder from the leaves and drink it with good warm wine; it will be healed in thirty days, and this has been proven. Also, if someone passes blood in their urine, take this herb either raw or powdered and let them eat it for fifteen days, and it is proven. For healing a wound without ointment, take the leaves of this herb, grind them well, and place them on the wound. It will immediately remove the pain, stop the bleeding, and close the veins. Thus, every wound will be healed. Also, if a woman has a dead fetus in her womb, take this herb and let her eat it, or if powdered, let her drink it for three days, and the woman will be freed; and this herb has thirty-two virtues.
#
@section 2 {h8}
@section 3 {tt}
  Instanutia.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone has catarrh, take the root of this herb collected in June on the fourth day of the moon by someone naked and confessed of all their sins. Take three ounces of the root for each dose, and half a pound of honey. Boil them in water until the root is entirely cooked. If water decreases while boiling, add more. When it is cooked in this way, let them drink the water on an empty stomach for three days, and they will be cured. Also, for healing the illness of the liver or spleen, take this herb and let them eat it or powder it and let them drink it for eleven days, and they will be healed. It grows in cultivated fields, namely in domestic terrain.
#
@section 2 {h9}
@section 3 {tt}
  Canalaritas romana.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone is wounded or pierced by a lance, take the leaves of this herb, grind them, and apply them to the wound. It will be immediately healed, and this has been proven. And this herb has many other virtues. But especially this herb grows in the mountains of Sicily in very rough, rocky, and harsh places.
#
@section 2 {h10}
@section 3 {tt}
  Rena.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  Si esset aliquis qui non posset urinare. Accipe radicem istius herbe et eam pista et da ei bibere; subito sanabitur et urinabit. Item si quis patitur dolorem in corpore. Accipiat radicem istius herbe et comedat et subito curatur et est probatum.
#
@section 2 {h11}
@section 3 {tt}
  Triacho.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing the pain of the head, take this herb and use it and eat it on an empty stomach with wine, and the pain of the head and spleen will be healed, and it is proven. Also, for healing an inveterate wound, take the leaves of this herb, and if possible, fresh, powder them and put the powder on the wound. It will be healed and cured. It grows in wild and wooded terrain.
#
@section 2 {h12}
@section 3 {tt}
  Bososilles.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If a woman cannot give birth, take this herb and hold it on her right thigh: she will immediately give birth, and it is proven. Also, for healing a spotted eye, take the leaves of this herb and apply them as a plaster on the spotted eye or eyes for fifteen days, and the spots will be immediately removed.
#
@section 2 {h13}
@section 3 {tt}
  Angalles.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For making a precious and excellent ointment suitable for any ailment, take the juice of the leaves of this herb, ten ounces of turpentine, ten ounces of incense, and ten ounces of white wax, which must be virgin. Also, two cups of wine and two cups of the juice of the leaves of this herb. Boil all these together until they are incorporated, then put them in one container and let them rest for two days. Afterward, apply it on wounds, ulcers, and cancers, and immediately all wounds will be healed. It grows in clear mountains, and it should be collected in August on the tenth day of the moon .
#
@section 2 {h14}
@section 3 {tt}
  Tors. 
@section 3 {p1}
#
# From [BNF Lat. 17848 f7v]
  If someone is bitten by a snake, take the leaves of this herb and apply them as a plaster on the bite; it will immediately cure the pain, the poisoning and the wound{?} of the bite, and it is proven. When this herb is collected, these words should be said: "Glory. I exorcise you, herb Toros, by our living God, come to me with all your virtues said above. You know that I pray and invoke you". For all eye spots. Take the juice of this herb mixed with good wine for the space of eleven days, and the eyes will be healed and clarified, and it is proven. This herb grows in high and cold mountains.
#
@section 2 {h15}
@section 3 {tt}
  Grancia.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For extracting iron or wood, take the leaves of this herb, grind them, and apply as a plaster where the iron or wood is. It will soon be extracted, within three hours. And if you want to test it, take a large needle and insert it wherever you want, for instance in the body of a dead animal, and you will see the power of this herb. Likewise, if someone has swollen testicles, take the root of this herb and make a plaster on the testicles, let the patient eat the root on an empty stomach, and he will immediately be cured. It grows in alpine terrain, namely in cold places.
#
@section 2 {h16}
@section 3 {tt}
  Tortorellis.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing a swollen breast, take the leaves of this herb with mint. Then apply them as a plaster on the breast for three days, and it will be healed. It grows in domestic terrain and in non-rocky plains.
#
@section 2 {h17}
@section 3 {tt}
  Lingua cornena.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone was burned by fire or water, take the leaves of this herb with cooked wine, and apply them on the burn: it will be healed immediately. Also, if someone has dropsy, take the root of this herb, make a powder, and let them drink it with the broth of pig's feet for thirty days, and they will be healed. Likewise, for healing a broken rib in the body, take the root of this herb and let them drink it with wine. It will reduce swelling and heal the rib. Also, for healing the illness of the spleen, take the leaves of this herb, make a powder, and let them drink it with wine on an empty stomach for fifteen days. It will be healed, and this is proven. It grows in wild and dark terrain where the sun never shines.
#
@section 2 {h18}
@section 3 {tt}
  Trifolio.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing eye spots, take the leaves of this herb, make a powder, and put the powder in the eye: it will be healed within fifteen days, and it is proven.
#
@section 2 {h19}
@section 3 {tt}
  Ariola.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing a wound or any other injury, take the leaves of this herb, grind them, and then apply them on the wound or injury, and it will be immediately healed; it is proven. This herb grows near dark springs and in rocky and wild places.
#
@section 2 {h20}
@section 3 {tt}
  Superna.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  This herb is suitable for healing any illness of any kind, t. But you must use it according to the illness. If the illness is in the body, you must eat this herb. If it is deafness, you must place it in the ear, and operate like this for every illness. It grows in mountains where the marmot lives.
#
@section 2 {h21}
@section 3 {tt}
  Faba inversa.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone does not have good vision, take the seeds of this herb and press them if they are fresh. If not, put them in good wine, then grind them. Take the juice of these grains and put it in the eyes; it makes the eyes clear and able to see. Also, the root of this herb is suitable for all wounds. Take the root of this herb and a handful of salt, and burn them in a pot. Put the powder on the wounds, and they will immediately be healed and cured.
#
@section 2 {h22}
@section 3 {tt}
  Paris.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing a broken bone due to fever or other ailments, take the juice of this herb and mix it with sweet oil, and anoint the broken bone. It will be healed within five days. Also, if someone were stunned due to illness or food intake, take this herb and let them eat it with an egg or with something else, or let them drink it as a powder with wine for thirty-three days, and they will recover their memory as it was before. It grows in mountains and in dark places.
#
@section 2 {h23}
@section 3 {tt}
  Ciloga.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing the illness of the side, take ten ounces of this herb and cook it in water. Then apply it as a plaster on the side, and it will be immediately healed without a doubt. Also, for toothache, take the root of this herb and place it warm under the tooth, and the pain will be immediately removed. It grows in rocky terrain.
#
@section 2 {h24}
@section 3 {tt}
  Antolas.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone has poison in their mouth, take this herb and make a powder, and let them drink it with strong vinegar; they will immediately expel the poison through their mouth, and it is proven. Also, for making blood coagulate and wounds heal, take this herb, grind it, and apply it as a plaster where the blood flows. The blood will immediately coagulate, and the wounds will heal, and it is proven. It grows in sandy meadows where it does not last for a long time and is collected in the months of May or June.
#
@section 2 {h25}
@section 3 {tt}
  Wolf Antolas.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone suffers from the illness of lupus, take this herb and apply it as a plaster on the lupus for twenty-five days: the lupus or other severe illnesses will be cured, and it is truly proven. Also, if any woman has blood flowing from below, let her drink the juice of this herb for ten days on an empty stomach: she will be immediately cured. It grows in cold and very dark mountains.
#
@section 2 {h26}
@section 3 {tt}
  Cofflesanas.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing blood that flows from the nose or any other part of the body, take the juice of this herb and put it in the place where the blood flows: the blood from the nose and wounds will immediately coagulate, and it is proven. Also, if someone has lost the ability to speak due to some illness, take this herb and let them eat or drink it for twenty-seven days, and their speech will be restored if they lost it due to illness, and it is proven by Master Thaddeus the Florentine, a doctor in the arts of medicine. It grows in alpine and cold terrain.
#
@section 2 {h27}
@section 3 {tt}
  Cancealis.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing the illness of a fistula, cancer, and other severe illnesses and all inveterate wounds, take this herb, grind it, apply it on the wounds, and use it for twenty-two days, and the fistula and other illnesses will be healed as mentioned above. Also, if someone has warts on their hands or elsewhere on their body, take the juice of this herb and apply it on the warts. They will be immediately cured, and this is proven.
#
@section 2 {h28}
@section 3 {tt}
  Toffanas.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  To heal a lung ailment. Take this herb and the herb Istatoris, mix them together, and cook with eggs in the manner of a herbal preparation. Eat it for a period of fifteen days; it is cured and healed. This has been proven by Master Nicholas of Pisa and Master Donatus of Genoa. Also, for wounds on hands, feet, or other sinewy body parts. Take this herb and grind it with bear's fat, then apply it to the wound: it is immediately healed, and the wound closes. It grows in cold mountains and wide meadows.
#
@section 2 {h29}
@section 3 {tt}
  Brancha lupina.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing any wound, carbuncle, or abscess or any other wicked disease, take the root of this herb, grind it, and apply it on the wound, and it will immediately eliminate the wound.
#
@section 2 {h30}
@section 3 {tt}
  Salsifica.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing a child afflicted with sores, take this herb and let them eat it on an empty stomach for fifteen days, and they will be healed. Also, for healing a cough due to cold, take the leaves of this herb, cook them in water with honey, and let them drink it in the morning and evening: they will quickly be relieved with the help of God, and it is proven. To heal all bad wounds, take the leaves of this herb, make a plaster, and apply it on the wound: it will be immediately healed, and it removes whatever harm the wound inflicts.
#
@section 2 {h31}
@section 3 {tt}
  Sabastrela.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing the illness of the liver, take this herb and the herb called Perozella. Mix these two herbs raw and let them eat it on an empty stomach. This medicine is very proven over other medicines. Also, if someone has a short or dark sight, let them eat this herb every day with every meal, and if they eat it on an empty stomach, they will feel better and healthier.
#
@section 2 {h32}
@section 3 {tt}
  Amorsu serpentis or  Herba cros amorosos.
# From [Morgan PML 22222].
@section 3 {p1}
#
  To treat a snakebite, take the leaves and place them on the wound; it takes away the pain and heals the swelling, and it is proven. And when you collect this herb, say these words: "Gloria forma Floriano," and immediately pick the plant "for the sake of + the living and true God; come to me with your power". Also, for all eye spots, take the juice of this herb mixed with wine for a period of fifteen days, and one is freed, and it is proven. It grows in the highest mountains in cold places. For toothache, eat this herb as it is good; it strengthens the teeth and heals gum issues. And collect it on Venus's day {=Friday} in the the month of May on an empty stomach.
#
@section 3 {p2}
#
# From [BNF Lat 17848 f16v; a fragment of a different charm]
  The flesh was lacking, health returns, restore health, Emmanuel, comforter.
#
@section 2 {h33}
@section 3 {tt}
  Tedorixe.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone is sick, take this herb and let them eat it with an egg or with something they can eat. Collect this herb on the third day of the moon in June, and if you carry it, all evildoers will flee from you. It grows in the mountains of Sicily or in our mountains and shines very brightly at night, and if you did not know that the cause is this herb, you would believe it to be a ghost. It is proven to be true.
#
@section 2 {h34}
@section 3 {tt}
  First lucea {one of nine}.
@section 3 {p1}
#
# From [BNF Lat 17848 f17v].
  For healing weak eyes, take the leaves of this herb, make water with them, and apply it to the eyes. The eyes will be immediately healed and restored.
#
@section 2 {h35}
@section 3 {tt}
  White Ditimo.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone is bitten by a snake or any other poisonous creature, take the root of this herb, grind it, mix it with vinegar, and apply it on the bite. It will immediately relieve pain and promote healing. Also, take the mentioned root, give it to the affected person to eat, and the swelling will be promptly reduced. Additionally, if someone ingests poison through their mouth, take the root of this herb, make a powder, and let them drink it with wine, and they will be immediately healed; it is proven. Moreover, for stopping the blood in wounds or injuries, take the leaves of this herb, make a powder, and apply it on the wounds; the wounds will heal immediately, and the blood will coagulate. Also, for any abdominal pain, take the root of the aforementioned herb, make a powder, and let the person drink it with wine; the pain will be relieved promptly. Likewise, for toothache. Take the root of this herb and warm it by the fire. Afterwards, add oil and apply the warm mixture either over or under the tooth, and it removes the pain of the teeth.
#
@section 2 {h36}
@section 3 {tt}
  Riquilizie.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing the illness of catarrh or any ailment of the chest. Take this herb and dried figs, honey, and white sugar. Take three ounces of each and boil them in water. Let the patient drink the water over ten days and he will be healed. Also, for healing the illness of bonamatichus{?}, take the herb mentioned above, make a plaster, and apply it on the ailment and it will be immediately healed, it is proven. It grows in seashores and maritime forests and it is proven.
#
@section 2 {h37}
@section 3 {tt}
  Illocharias.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing toothache or a blow to the teeth. Take the root of this herb, cook it in strong vinegar, then apply it warm over the aching tooth. It immediately removes pain and heals quickly. It should be noted that the tooth will no longer feel pain; it is proven. Also, for healing spleen issues, take the leaves of this herb with cooked eggs and let the person eat them; within five days, they will be healed, it is proven. It grows in mountain meadows.
#
@section 2 {h38}
@section 3 {tt}
  Foleas.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone is possessed, let them take this herb and carry it with them; immediately, they will be freed. In the house where this herb is present, no evil spirit can stay; rather, the power of this herb makes it flee. If the evil eye is cast in the house where this herb is, the curse will be quickly removed by the virtue of this herb, and any thief or wicked person in that house will suddenly flee and cannot stay there. It should be collected in the month of May, at the position of the moon called Gemini, and it must be gathered on the day of Venus {=Friday} when the moon is in the position mentioned earlier. It grows in the region of Ancona, in the mountains of Frianza {Fiastra?}.
#
@section 2 {h39}
@section 3 {tt}
  Angales.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing the illness of the skull, that is, scabies. Take the leaves of this herb with old fat and plaster them on the head where there is scabies for a period of ten days; it will heal and be cured completely.
#
@section 2 {h40}
@section 3 {tt}
  Luza mandrake.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing wounds without ointment. Take the leaves of this herb and crush them. Then place them on the wound for three or four hours; any kind of wound will be healed. Also, if there is any woman who cannot conceive children, take this Mandrake herb and give it to her to eat as if it were a root with salt. Immediately, when she consumes it, let her conjoin with her husband three times, and in the morning, she will be pregnant by the virtue of this herb. It should be collected in May on the third day of the moon. And when extracting it with a dog or another animal or in another way, be careful not to touch it while you dig. And when you see its hands and feet, do not be afraid but quickly take a dog and tie it to the feet of the Mandrake, and stand far away so that you don't hear the cry of the Mandrake, which is so powerful that the dog suddenly dies.
#
@section 2 {h41}
@section 3 {tt}
  Illiloris.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing a wound. Take the leaves of this herb and plaster them on the wound for five days; the wound will heal, and this is proven by Master Miniatus of Florence. Also, for healing sores. Take the root of this herb in boiled water and plaster it on the sore for fifteen days; it will heal, and this is proven. Also, if anyone carries this herb with them, they will be loved by all the people who see them. You should gather it on the fifteenth day of May.
#
@section 2 {h42}
@section 3 {tt}
  Tilles. 
# From [BNF Lat. 17848 f21v]
@section 3 {p1}
#
  To make hair grow wherever you want on the body. Take the dried part of this herb and honey with rooster's fat and make an ointment. Apply it where you want hair to grow for fifteen days; soon, hair will grow. Also, the leaves of this herb heal all wounds. It grows in stony and sandy terrain. And it is found in Saltarona {=Saltara?} and other mountain regions. You must collect it with bent knees and bare, saying these words: "Herb Tiles, I pray you by the Holy God and by the love of our God that you come to me with all your power and grant me your power and obey me in all that I command you. As Abraham obeyed God before the sacrifice." Collect it on an empty stomach on the fifteenth day of the moon, and this is proven.
#
@section 2 {h43}
@section 3 {tt}
  Paroiscas.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing a snake bite. Take this herb and plaster it on the bite; it removes pain and poison, and this is proven. Also, this herb has this virtue that if someone carries it with them, a snake cannot approach but flees when it smells the scent of this herb. It should be collected in May at the position of the moon called Taurus. It grows in cold mountains.
#
@section 2 {h44}
@section 3 {tt}
  Corborelis.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing the illness "of the master"{?}. Take this herb and eat it for nine days in the morning and evening; it is cured and healed, and this is proven and true. Also, for healing doubtful wounds. Take this herb and make an ointment with turpentine and white wax, and place this ointment on doubtful wounds or other serious wounds; this ointment is better than any other ointment. It is collected on the tenth day of the moon in June, and the said herb has twenty-two virtues in itself. It grows on the coldest mountains.
#
@section 2 {h45}
@section 3 {tt}
  Sea onion.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing an inveterate wound: make an ointment from the root of this herb with old red pig's fat and white wax, then apply it to the inveterate wound; it will immediately heal and be cured within five days. Also, if anyone had "cetebrum", that is, scabies, on their head. Take the root of this herb and make an ointment with old pig fat and plaster them together, then apply this ointment to the scabies. This ointment is better than other medicines. It grows near the seashore.
#
@section 2 {h46}
@section 3 {tt}
  Palma Christi.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing hands or feet or other limbs that are swollen. Take the leaves of this herb and cook them in wine; then apply to the swollen limbs for ten days: it will heal and be relieved, and this is proven. Also, for healing the coldness of the body from excessive cold humors. Take this herb and let it be eaten for fifteen days; it rectifies natural warmth and delights the heart. It is collected on the tenth day of the moon in May.
#
@section 2 {h47}
@section 3 {tt}
  First lesser Bazea {one of nine}.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing a wound. Take the leaves of this herb and crush them, then apply them to the wound. It will immediately heal and be cured, and this is proven. And this herb has four virtues. Also, for healing a snake bite. Take the leaves of this herb and crush them, then plaster them on the bite; it immediately removes pain and poison and heals, and there is no danger to beware of. It grows in the coldest, rocky terrain.
#
@section 2 {h48}
@section 3 {tt}
  Folio.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone wanted to temper iron so that it would cut all iron. Take the juice of this herb mixed with the blood of a buck and temper that iron, and it is proven. It grows in cold and rocky mountains.
#
@section 2 {h49}
@section 3 {tt}
  Rigogola.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing fever or head pain. Take this herb and crush it and then plaster it on the temples; it is cured and healed. Also, if anyone had red eyes due to some illness. Take this herb and crush it and then put the powder in the eyes, and it will immediately heal, and this is proven. Also, if anyone had swollen testicles. Take this herb and crush it with white wax and mutton's fat, then apply it to the testicles, and they will immediately heal, and this is proven. It grows in domestic terrain.
#
@section 2 {h50}
@section 3 {tt}
  Pane porcino.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing deafness. Take the root of this herb and crush it well, and take the juice that comes out and mix it with oil and donkey's milk. Boil this mixture by the fire until they are well incorporated. Then, put it in the ear, so hot that they can endure the warmth, and close the ear well with cotton so that the ointment does not come out: it will immediately heal, and they will hear, God willing. Also, if anyone were afflicted with constipation of the body, take the root of this herb, grind it, and boil it in water. Make an enema with that water, and immediately the ailment is healed. Also, if anyone has a swelling on them, take the root of this herb, grind it with pork lard, and apply it on the swelling. It will be healed immediately, and this has been proven.
#
@section 2 {h51}
@section 3 {tt}
  Artetica montaria.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If anyone had a cold gout in the joints of hands or feet. Take this herb and let it be eaten with eggs and other fatty things. Also, if anyone had bowel incontinence: take this herb and let it be eaten with eggs, and immediately it will be healed. Also, for healing women's{?} ailments. Take this herb and let it be eaten; they are immediately healed. It grows in cold, grassy, and wild terrain.
#
@section 2 {h52}
@section 3 {tt}
  Mula campana.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  To heal toothache caused by cold rheumatism: take the root of this herb and crush it a little. Then, place it on the tooth, and it will heal immediately. And if anyone suffers from women's ailments or stomach weakness: take the root of this herb, make a powder, and give it to them to drink with good warm wine; it immediately removes the pain, warms the stomach, delights the heart, expands the chest, and produces good breath. And this is proven. It grows in cold and rocky mountains, and the root has the scent of ginger.
#
@section 2 {h53}
@section 3 {tt}
  Zinziana.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing fever. Take the root of this herb cooked in water and give it to drink; it is healed in three days. Also, if anyone were bitten or stung by any poisonous beast, give them to drink the water of this herb's root; it immediately removes the venom and poison. It grows in cold and bare mountains.
#
@section 2 {h54}
@section 3 {tt}
  Oculus Domini.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing kidney stones. Take the root of this herb and make a powder, and give the powder to drink with wine for thirty days; the ailment is healed and cured. Also, for healing arthritic gout. Take the leaves of this herb and cook them in water, then put them on the gout for fifteen days; it is healed. Also, if anyone had worms in their body; make a powder of the leaves of this herb and give it to drink with good wine; they are immediately healed. It grows in thin, rocky, and warm terrain.
#
@section 2 {h55}
@section 3 {tt}
  Holy Mary.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If any woman does not have milk. Take this herb, namely the one that has a white mark, and give it to her to eat and soon milk will come to her. Also, if any man or woman is corrupted in dreams or otherwise, give them to eat of this herb, namely, the one that does not have white marks, and soon they will be healed from corruption. Also, for healing an inveterate wound. Take the leaves and roots of this herb, crush them together, and apply them on the wound for fifteen days; the wound will be healed. And this is proven.
#
@section 2 {h56}
@section 3 {tt}
  Greek lunaria.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If anyone carries this herb on them, they will always be joyful and never harmed by any person. It grows in cold mountains and hidden places.
#
@section 2 {h57}
@section 3 {tt}
  Capalias.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If anyone were deaf. Take the juice of this herb with common oil and mix them together, warm this mixture and put it in the ear, morning and evening, for fifteen days; it is healed. Also, if anyone had worms in their body: take this herb and crush it, then plaster it on the belly; all the worms will die and come out from below, and this is proven. Also, if anyone had bowel incontinence. Take this herb and give it to drink with good wine, and soon, they will be healed. It grows in alpine, wild, and sandy terrain. It is collected in May.
#
@section 2 {h58}
@section 3 {tt}
  Nascurso.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone were scalded by fire or hot water. Take this herb, crush the leaves very well, and plaster them on the scald; immediately, it removes the pain and promotes healing. Also, if someone had an obstruction in the body. Take this herb cooked with water from cabbage that is quite fatty, and drink this water, when you go to bed in the evening and on an empty stomach in the morning, the body is relieved. And this is proven. The said herb grows in water, literally above water, and it is abundant around Pisa.
#
@section 2 {h59}
@section 3 {tt}
  Belletolis.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing toothache. Take this herb and hold it in your mouth; it immediately makes the tooth come out. Also, to make someone love you. Take this herb collected on the twelfth day of the moon, and it should be collected in the name of the person you want to be loved by, and afterward, carry the herb with you in such a way that no one can see it. And, when you have it with you, the person in whose name it was collected will come with you anywhere, and people, whether man or woman, will love you very much. It grows in cold mountains.
#
@section 2 {h60}
@section 3 {tt}
  Metries.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing a cold gout. Eat this herb with eggs on an empty stomach for fifteen days; the gout will be healed, and this is proven. Also, for healing a spotted spleen ailment. Take this herb and make a powder, and drink the powder with good wine for ten days; it will be immediately healed, and this is proven. It grows in marine terrain on the seashore and is collected in May or April.
#
@section 2 {h61}
@section 3 {tt}
  Istatoris.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If there were any woman who could not conceive children. Take this herb cooked and give it to her to eat for fifteen days, then let her conjoin with her husband, and she will conceive with the help of God and this herb. And if anyone carries this herb with them, they will be safe from all danger, and nothing can harm them. And it is collected at the position of the moon called Taurus or Gemini. It grows in Spain on Mount Caro and Mount Sacro.
#
@section 2 {h62}
@section 3 {tt}
  Polexinas.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing head ailments and chest colds: take this herb and eat it with eggs in the evening and in the morning, and this is proven for head pain. Also, for healing persistent wounds that cannot be healed: make a powder of this herb and put it on the inveterate wounds; they will be healed within ten days.
#
@section 2 {h63}
@section 3 {tt}
  Serpentina.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone had broken shinbones. Take the leaves and roots of this herb, and mix them with white wax, with oil and lard and make an ointment, then put it on the wounds; they will be immediately healed and cured.
#
@section 2 {h64}
@section 3 {tt}
  Pionica.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing ailments of women or of the uterus. Take the root of this herb, make a powder, and give the powder to drink with wine on an empty stomach for thirty days: it will be healed. Also, if anyone wanted to recognize a demon-possessed person. Take this herb and place it on them; if they are demoniac, they cannot endure the herb remaining on them and will cry out loudly. Also, if anyone carries this herb with them, no demon can harm them. Also, for healing any wound, the leaves of this herb are very good. Also, for epilepsy. Take the root of this herb and drink it with good wine for forty days; it is cured and healed. The said herb grows on rocky mountains where the sun strikes.
#
@section 2 {h65}
@section 3 {tt}
  Wild Ruca.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing a cold gout. Take this herb and mix it with Istolaria herb and cook it with red wine, then plaster it on the cold gout for fifteen days; it will be healed, and this is proven by Master Petrus of Peroxa {=Perosa?} and Master Antonius the Roman. Also, for healing kidney and flank pain. Take this herb, Cnevedolla, and Absinthe leaves, and cook all of these in five or six years old oil, and plaster them on the pain for twelve days; it is cured and healed. Also, for healing a spotted liver. Take this herb raw and eat it on an empty stomach for twelve days; it is healed. It grows in domestic terrain.
#
@section 2 {h66}
@section 3 {tt}
  Caspetres.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For producing flatulence {...} Take this herb and give it to eat {...} to provoke flatulence. Also, if anyone wanted to be invisible, let them take this herb and put it in their mouth, and keep the mouth closed as much as than possible among people: they will never be seen. And collect this herb at the moon's position called dusk. The said herb grows near the sea or on the seashore.
#
@section 2 {h67}
@section 3 {tt}
  Branca.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone carried this herb over their head, they would never have eye ailments, nor would the heat of the sun or fire ever harm their eyes. And when an eagle flies high, it carries in its beak some of this herb so that the sun does not harm its eyes.
#
@section 2 {h68}
@section 3 {tt}
  Spigonarda.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For making a precious ointment. Take the root of this herb and make a powder with an equal amount of wax or turpentine, and make an ointment from these things.
#
@section 2 {h69}
@section 3 {tt}
  Lunaria.
# From [BNF Lat. 17844 f69v]
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For making false coins. Take the leaves and roots of this herb. Also, to heal every wound within an hour. Also, if someone carries it upon themselves, they will always be in favor with any person, and it will never fail them.
#
@section 2 {h70}
@section 3 {tt}
  Rigano.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone had bowel incontinence. Take this herb and give it to them to eat; they will be healed immediately. Also, if someone were urinating blood: give it to them to eat for fifteen days; they will be healed. Also, if someone had ulcers in the pubis, let them eat this herb for thirty days: they will be healed. Also, for healing a woman who has a corruption of lower blood. Let her eat this herb for fifteen days: she will be healed.
#
@section 2 {h71}
@section 3 {tt}
  Saint Mary's seal.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing an ulcer. Give them to eat with eggs from the root of this herb for thirty days, and they will be immediately healed. Also, if someone were cold due to excessive body humors: take the root of this herb and cook it in white wine, and when it is well-cooked, plaster it with an ounce of cloves and half a pound of honey. All these mixed together, eat on an empty stomach with good white wine, and they will be immediately healed.
#
@section 2 {h72}
@section 3 {tt}
  Rapillis.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing an ulcer. Take the root of this herb and cook it in water. And afterward, plaster it over the ulcerated pubis for fifteen days, and it will be healed. Also, for healing a spotted liver. Take the leaves of this herb and make a powder, and give the powder to drink with good wine for twelve days, and it will be healed. Also, for healing epilepsy: take the leaves of this herb and make a powder, and give the powder to drink with good wine for fifteen days. It will be healed, and this is proven.
#
@section 2 {h73}
@section 3 {tt}
  Bustania.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone fell to the ground, immediately take the root of this herb and make a powder, and give them the powder to drink. They will immediately rise as if they had no ailment. Also, if someone were to put the root of this herb to their nose, they would immediately fall to the ground as if dead, and if you want to help them, anoint their wrist with wine or vinegar, and immediately they will be revived, and they will have no ailment. It grows on the seashore, and when you dig it, be careful that the fragrance does not go to your nose.
#
@section 2 {h74}
@section 3 {tt}
  Forus. 
# From [BNF Lat. 17848 f34v]
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone carried this herb with them, they would always have good fortune. And they would be loved by everyone in this world. And collect it at the moon's position called Gemini or Taurus. And when you collect it, say these words: "Herb Forus come to me from the part of the Holy Spirit." It grows in cold and rocky mountains.
#
@section 2 {h75}
@section 3 {tt}
  Capilarices.
# From [BNF Lat. 17848 f35v]
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For making a good water for all eye ailments. Take the flower of this herb and make water by distillation in a bell, and apply it to the patient's eyes for twenty days. The eyes will be cleared, and any ailment will be removed, and this is proven. Also, if someone wanted to cause {following words in a simple cipher:} a scandal between two people. Take this herb at night on Jupiter's day {=Thursday} and place it on the door through which those two people will pass. And collect it on the twelfth day of the moon, if you want to use it for medicine.
#
@section 2 {h76}
@section 3 {tt}
  Luminellas.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone had a spot in the eye: take this herb and pound it; plaster it on the eye, and it will be immediately healed.
#
@section 2 {h77}
@section 3 {tt}
  Ruschasia.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing spotted eyes. Take the leaves of this herb, and make water by distillation, and apply some of this water to the eyes; the ailment will be immediately healed, and the sight will remain clear. Also, if someone had dim sight, let them eat this herb in their food. It clears the sight and maintains it.
#
@section 2 {h78}
@section 3 {tt}
  Scudaria.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing an unwell person; give them to eat of this herb with eggs for fifteen days, and they will be healed of all illnesses. Also, if someone had bad sores on their legs. Take this herb and make an ointment with pig fat. And anoint the sores with this ointment for ten days. It will be healed, and this is proven. Also, if you want to run faster than anybody, carry with you the root of this herb in a leather pouch made of the skin of a rabbit captured on Venus' day {=Friday}, and you will run faster than anybody by carrying this herb. And all who see you will hold you as if you were great. Act chastely, if you need to accomplish these things.
#
@section 2 {h79}
@section 3 {tt}
  Lunaria.
# From [BNF Lat. 17848 f43v]
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing one who has swollen eyelashes or injured or twisted eyes. Take this herb and make a powder of it, and give it to the sick to drink with warm wine, one eighth {of an ounce} of the said powder up to nine or ten days in the evening each time, and the eyes will be healed. Also, if someone could not urinate due to bladder or kidney pain or for another reason, give them to drink one eighth {of an ounce} of the said powder for each dose with a little warm wine for twenty days in the morning, and they will be healed. Also, if someone had pain in the kidneys, flank, or head, let them drink.
#
@section 2 {h80}
@section 3 {tt}
  Tunegi.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For removing heart and stomach pain. Give to drink with warm wine half an ounce of the powder of this herb for each dose, and with God's grace, they will be relieved.
#
@section 2 {h81}
@section 3 {tt}
  Lactica.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For relieving chest tightness and coughing: take half an ounce of the powder of this Lactica herb for each dose and drink it with a little warm wine in the evening for fifteen or sixteen days, and you will be healed.
#
@section 2 {h82}
@section 3 {tt}
  Barbaria.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For effectively removing fistulas or large pustules in the legs, arms, or the entire back, for eleven days, in the morning, place powder made from this herb on fistulas and pustules, and they will disappear.
#
@section 2 {h83}
@section 3 {tt}
  Tura.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing headache. Take one quarter {of an ounce} of this herb Tura and place it on hot coals, and inhale the smoke coming from it through your nose, mouth, and face, and thus, the headache recedes.
#
@section 2 {h84}
@section 3 {tt}
  Gerbia.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing someone with a spasm in the throat or tightness in the chest. Give them to drink half an ounce of the powder of this herb for every dose for nineteen or twelve days in the morning, and they will be healed.
#
@section 2 {h85}
@section 3 {tt}
  Bruza.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For removing stomach and head weakness. Take the powder of this Bruzia herb and give it to drink with a little warm wine, and by doing so, the pain in the head and stomach will be removed.
#
@section 2 {h86}
@section 3 {tt}
  Third lunaria.
# From [BNF Lat. 17848 f38v]
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone were cold in their head or in their whole body. Take this herb well ground and reduced to a powder and let the one who is cold drink one eighth {of a an ounce} with a little good warm wine every time for several days, and they will be healed.
#
@section 2 {h87}
@section 3 {tt}
  Attillia.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For the illness of the liver. Take half an ounce of the powder of this herb for every dose and give it to drink with cold wine, and they will obtain health. Also, if someone had an upset or damaged stomach, let them drink every morning for every time up to fifteen or sixteen days of the said powder, and they will be healed.
#
@section 2 {h88}
@section 3 {tt}
  Victoria.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing the illness of the uterus. Take half an ounce of the powder of this herb for each dose and give it to drink to the patient, and they will be healed. Also, if someone had an illness of the stomach. Take the powder of this herb and give it to drink to the one who suffers four or five half-ounces for every dose, and they will be relieved.
#
@section 2 {h89}
@section 3 {tt}
  Rondella.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing a man or a woman having a thick or swollen throat. Take half an ounce of the powder of this herb for every time and give it to drink in the morning to the sick for fifteen or sixteen days, and they will be relieved. And the said powder should be drunk with warm wine. Also, for healing scrofula, give to drink from the above-mentioned herb made into a powder for as many days as above, and they will be healed.
#
@section 2 {h90}
@section 3 {tt}
  Gentian. 
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing someone with illness of the uterus or headache. Let them take, whenever they feel that the pain is coming, half a quarter {ounce} of the powder of this herb, and let them drink it with a little warm wine, and the pain will immediately cease. Also, if someone had a tertian or quartan fever. Let them take every time a quarter {ounce} of the powder of the said herb. And let them drink it in three terms or times with warm wine, and they will be relieved. And it should be lesser Gentian. Greater Gentian has the virtue of purging the stomach of all putrefaction, pustules, and choleric humor gathered in it, or corruption of the body, if you take a quarter ounce of its powder for every time, and you give it to drink with a little wine for ten or eleven days in the morning.
#
@section 2 {h91}
@section 3 {tt}
  Fiorina.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For healing someone with something foul or a choleric or phlegmatic humor in their stomach. Take half an ounce of the powder of this herb called Fiorina for every time and give it to drink in the morning for twelve days, and they will be healed.
#
@section 2 {h92}
@section 3 {tt}
  Capilaria.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For making hair beautiful and blond and for driving away lice. Take one ounce of this herb Capillaria and boil it with a jug of lye. Afterward, wash the head ten or twelve times, and the hair will become beautiful, similar to gold.
#
@section 2 {h93}
@section 3 {tt}
  Giralia.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For restoring health to someone who is unwell due to agitation or overheating. Give them to drink half an ounce of the powder of this herb Giralia for every time in the morning for sixteen days, and they will become healthy.
#
@section 2 {h94}
@section 3 {tt}
  Gratilia or Gratiana.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone had pain in the kidneys or in the flank or in the legs or throughout the body. Take this herb and powder it, and from the powder, let them drink half an ounce for every time, and they will be relieved.
#
@section 2 {h95}
@section 3 {tt}
  Granellaria.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  If someone had an illness in the gums or if someone's teeth were loose, hold in the mouth of this herb Granelaria, and they will be healed.
#
@section 2 {h96}
@section 3 {tt}
  Pionia.
@section 3 {p1}
#
  For strengthening the brain and repelling migraines and the illness arising from the overfilling or emptying of the head. Take half an ounce of this Pionia herb for every time and give it to drink in the evening to the sick for twelve or fifteen days, and they will be relieved.
#
@section 2 {h97}
@section 3 {tt}
  Consolida major.
@section 3 {p1}
#
# [See next entry.]
#
@section 2 {h98}
@section 3 {tt}
  Consolida minor.
@section 3 {p1}
#
# Most of the original text was censored, then partially overwritten 
# by a later hand; the paragraph was reconstructed on the basis 
# of a similar charm published by [Peter van den Hooff, p.77]
#
  A very true and proven experiment for the conception of women. And through this, many who were barren conceived. On the vigil of Saint John the Baptist {...} take greater Consolida, and afterward, lesser Consolida. And extract them from the earth before the third hour saying the Lord's Prayer; while going and coming back, speak to no one. {...} Extract the juice from the said herbs and, with that juice, write {...} these words: "The Lord God said be fruitful + uehihoch + and multiply + chabathay +" ... If they want a boy, let the man carry the paper written in such a way, tied around his neck, during coitus; if they want a girl, let the woman carry the paper.
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