Tacuinum Sanitatis, Folio 23r. Garlic
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Title
Tacuinum Sanitatis, Folio 23r. Garlic
Ibn Buṭlān - original author
Subject
Early printed books
Description
Tacuinum Sanitatis was originally written in the 11th century in Arabic by physician Ibn Buṭlān as a collection of health remedies. The work was alter translated into Latin and widely used. This page focuses on Garlic, and its health benefits and uses.
Creator
Buṭlān, Ibn
Source
Tisch Special Collections ND3399 .I15 2009
Publisher
Tufts University. Tisch Library.
Date
2015-03-26
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Format
image/jpeg
Language
Originally in Arabic--translated into Latin
Type
image
Coverage
11th century
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Text
Garlic. Nature: hot in the fourth degree, dry in the third. Optimum: the best of this type is moderately juicy. Benefit: against cold poison and the bite of scorpions and vipers; it kills worms. Harm: it damages the eyes and brain. Remedy for harm: with vinegar and oil. Effects: thick, sharp humour. Advisable for cold [temperaments], the elderly and the very old, in winter and in mountainous and northern [regions]. http://www.moleiro.com/en/books-of-medicine/tacuinum-sanitatis/miniatura/4fe2dd4ac906c
Page 23r.
Original Format
Early Printed Book -- 11th century book written in Arabic, translated into Latin
Collection
Citation
Buṭlān, Ibn, “Tacuinum Sanitatis, Folio 23r. Garlic,” Tufts Libraries Omeka, accessed November 3, 2024, https://omeka.library.tufts.edu/items/show/49.