Quiz for my apprentice
Mar. 13th, 2007 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bunnyjadwigaBut I'm opening it to everyone. I'll be screening comments so people don't peek, but I'll post answers and commentary later. If people like this, I'll repeat the process.
1. Name 3 period sources on herbalism (500-1600 AD), other than Gerard. Culpeper is OP.
2. Name 3 herbs or plants useful to a breastfeeding mother, and one that would not be. Tell me why.
3. Name 2 herbs used in period that are not considered safe any more.
4. List 3 herbs useful for fevers and known to be so in period.
5. Define carminative and emmenagogue.
6. List some substances used to thicken foods in period.
7. In the theory of humors, what would be a good treatment for someone of a phlegmatic constitution?
8. What shops would you visit in a trip to the city for herbal products in period?
1. Name 3 period sources on herbalism (500-1600 AD), other than Gerard. Culpeper is OP.
2. Name 3 herbs or plants useful to a breastfeeding mother, and one that would not be. Tell me why.
3. Name 2 herbs used in period that are not considered safe any more.
4. List 3 herbs useful for fevers and known to be so in period.
5. Define carminative and emmenagogue.
6. List some substances used to thicken foods in period.
7. In the theory of humors, what would be a good treatment for someone of a phlegmatic constitution?
8. What shops would you visit in a trip to the city for herbal products in period?
