Monday, February 15, 2016

Rosemary 2

Continuing with the uses of Rosemary listed in the 14th century...
8. Likewise, take the leaves of the rosemary and put it in your bed, and you will not have nightmares.
9. Likewise, take the rosemary and make a vapor from it, and it will prolong your youth and strengthen your limbs.
10. Likewise, take the leaf of the rosemary and grind it up and put it on a crab, and it will cause it to die immediately.
11. Likewise, take rosemary and its leaves and grind them up and make 6 spoonfuls of sauce, and eat it with whatever you please, and it will make it good and wholesome.
12. Likewise, take rosemary and keep it in your house, and you will have nothing to fear from serpents or scorpions.
13. Likewise, take a leaf of rosemary and put it in wine, and it will give it a good, firm bouquet and a good flavor, and it will be clean and clear.

14. Likewise, take the wood of the rosemary, and put it into a barrel, or cask, and drink the wine from it. It is good for every illness, and will drive away boils of the breast.

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