[Herbalist] Got a question

[Christine Seelye-King]

> I have a friend who is looking for the name of a medicinal herb
> conccotion that basically cured everything because it contained
> everthing. She remembers it had essential mint oil and some juices, and
> somebody brought a sample to the Hearth and Home Collegium in Meridies.
>
> Does anybody know what this is?
>
> And does anybody know if people drank fruit juices in period?
>
> Elewyiss

I don't know what the concoction you're talking about was, but you might ask
THLady Temair, as she taught some classes on herbs and humoral theory at
that event.  tarats at yahoo.com
Fruit juices were drunk, straight and as cider - apple, pear & "perry", and
many others.
Mistress Christianna