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the humors and sage
Mar. 2nd, 2005 04:43 pmAll out of my own head, all completely irrelevant to modern life.
The authorities say that sage is both hot and dry. Some say it is hot in the first degree and dry in the second; some say it is both hot and dry in the second degree. Therefore, it is of the choleric complexion, which is hot and dry, and is opposed to phlegmatic complaints, which are cold and moist. It is of more use to the elderly than to the young, as age makes man more cold and moist in complexion, and it is of more use for female complaints than male, since women are naturally colder and moister than men. By the association of opposites, it is good for the brain and the joints, which are of a phlegmatic nature. Through its association with Jupiter, who controls the sanguine humors, it cleanses and strengthens the blood.
The authorities say that sage is both hot and dry. Some say it is hot in the first degree and dry in the second; some say it is both hot and dry in the second degree. Therefore, it is of the choleric complexion, which is hot and dry, and is opposed to phlegmatic complaints, which are cold and moist. It is of more use to the elderly than to the young, as age makes man more cold and moist in complexion, and it is of more use for female complaints than male, since women are naturally colder and moister than men. By the association of opposites, it is good for the brain and the joints, which are of a phlegmatic nature. Through its association with Jupiter, who controls the sanguine humors, it cleanses and strengthens the blood.
