Reference

  • The Four Galenic Constitutional Types or the Four Humours

    Galenic medicine does not begin with a plant. It begins with a person. Before Charlemagne’s physicians reached for wormwood or sage, fennel or nettle, they looked at the person in front of them — and asked what kind of body this was. How did it run–hot or cold? How did it hold moisture or tend…

  • Essential Capitulare de Villis Plant List: All 73 Species Identified

    The botanical foundation of Carolingian herbalism: every plant in Chapter 70 of Charlemagne’s imperial estate ordinance, identified, classified, and set in Galenic context ~ the Capitulare de Villis Plant List. Evergreen Reference·Free PDF Download Below The Document Behind the Discipline The Capitulare de Villis vel Curtis Imperialibus — the “Ordinance Concerning the Royal Estates and…