Ebook: Medieval Herbal Remedies

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.;Cover; Medieval herbal remedies; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Oswald the Obscure: the Lifelong Disappointments of T.O. Cockayne; 2. Cockayne's Herbarium; 3. The Old English Herbarium in a Larger European Context; 4. The Herbarium: Manuscripts, Illustrations, and the Need for a New Translation; 5. A New Translation of the Old English Herbarium; Herbarium: Contents; Herbarium: Remedies; References; Index of Plant Names; Index of Medical Complaints; General Index.