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Hello!  Someone was asking for info about hartshorn. I found 4 substances
by that name. These definitions are from the glossary & appendix to A Sip
Through Time:

"Hart's horn~~shavings of the antlers of the male deer, used to make
gelatine.  Also the name of a chemical compound, ammonium carbonate, used
in medicines and commercially in baking powder and many other substances.
The name Hart's horn also applies to two plants...

Hart's horn.
*1-Pulsatilla species, Ranunculaceae...  Pasque-flower, Anemone,
Wind-flower.  Pulsatilla was once used as a sedative and for diseases of
the reproductive organs; it is the source of Anemonin (a substance used
additionally as an antispasmodic, and for asthma, whooping cough, and
bronchitis), and of Ranunculin, which breaks down to form toxic
protoanemonin...

2-Plantago species, Plantaginaceae...  Gerard (p. 346) shows a type of
plantain which he calls Hart's horn.  Plantains are used for salads and
potherbs."

HTH,


Cindy Renfrow/Sincgiefu
renfrow at skylands.net
Author & Publisher of "Take a Thousand Eggs or More, A Collection of 15th
Century Recipes" and "A Sip Through Time, A Collection of Old Brewing
Recipes"
http://www.alcasoft.com/renfrow/


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