SC - Cordials
Jenne Heise
jenne at mail.browser.net
Wed Apr 11 07:11:43 PDT 2001
> 2. The term "used medicinally" can be very misleading. When used with a
> modern understanding we assume that it was only used to treat illness and in
> small amounts and disagreeable flavorings. However, if you read the herbals
> and medical treatises you will find quite a different "view" on the
> terminology of "used medicinally". For instance, most people modernly would
> view sipping a peach cordial during dinner to be using it "recreationally".
> But several herbals specifically suggest that peach cordials be consumed with
> a meat course to aid in digestion and they list this under "medicinal"
> applications. (yes, I am speaking of period herbals)
O, o, o! Do you have citations to _which_ period herbals give this information? People on
the herb guild list keep asking about it.
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Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise jenne at mail.browser.net
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