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outward form. A plant such as
garlic, with a long hollow stalk,
would be good for all diseases of
the windpipe. The following text is
from the Greek herbal of
Disocorides, translated by J.
Berendes:
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If eaten, garlic helps to
eliminate the tapeworm, it drives
out the urine. It is good against
snake bite with wine, or when
crushed in wine. It is good against
the bite of a rabid dog. It makes
the voice clear, soothes continuous
coughing, when eaten raw or boiled.
Boiled with oregano, it kills lice
and bedbugs. It clears the
arteries. Burnt and mixed with
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honey, it heals white skin spots,
herpetic eruptions, liver spots,
leprosy and scurvy. Boiled with pine
wood and incense, it soothes toothache
when solution is kept in the mouth ...
boiling the umbrel flower is good for
a sitzbath to help the coming of
menstruation and placenta. It is
helpful in dropsy.
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The Doctrine of Signatures
established the promise that every
plant had its own sign. (Astrology
was the rage when this book was
written!) It was thought that the
appearance of a plant, considering
its color, scent or habitat indicated
the disease for which it provided a
cure. In spite of these odd notions
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