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Tacuinum Sanitatis in Medicina* on Sage

"Sage (Salvia): Sage, complexions: hot in the first degree, dry in the second. Better from a domestic garden and fresh, the wild kind however is more heating. Helpful in comforting the stomach and in cold diseases of the nerves. Slowly harmful because it produces thick and somewhat hot blood. Take with purified honey to remove its harm. Agreeable to the elderly, in winter and in cold regions."

*From http://www.finns-books.com/tacumed.htm: 'The then highly celebrated physician Elbochasim de baldach (Ibn Botlan) wrote the Tacuinum in the 11th century, among several other medical works, and acquired great fame. In the 13th century, this work consisting of synoptic tables without illustrations was probably translated into Latin at the court of Manfred of Sicily, which made it a long-lasting influence to western medicine.'

Sage entry from _An Herbal 1525_ aka Banckes' Herbal

Salvia.
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Another very good french mustard which will last all year

Just put in the jar my redaction of this mustard from de Nola's Libro de Coch, Brighid ni Chairan's translation.W e'll see how it comes out.( Read more... )

By the way, it did come out the color called mulberry.