Tag Archives: de viribus herbarum

This is not really food-related, but they are entertaining and I didn’t want to keep them hidden away. You can find all the recipes in the pdf file. I promise to continue with more culinary recipes after this. Content warning: … Continue reading →

I uploaded all my excerpts from Macer Floridus today, but there will be one or two more recipes taken from it before I return to the Mondseer Kochbuch. Today’s is for and antidotum, what I think we would call a … Continue reading →

Again not exactly culinary, but here is some cosmetic advice from the 11th century Macer Floridus: 93 Its (wormwood) ash blackens the hair if mixed into a wax ointment and frequently applied 490 It is also said that if you … Continue reading →

Today, I only have a few small excerpt from the Macer Floridus. Eleventh-century housekeeping: 71 If you pound the herb (wormwood) with strong wine, you need not fear midges. If you burn it, they flee its smell. 105 If you … Continue reading →

I have been meaning to translate some interesting excerpts from the (probably) eleventh-century de viribus herbarum for a while. Most of what I am translating pertains to what we would call cosmetics, wellness, and lifestyle medicine, though there are also … Continue reading →