[Sca-cooks] online glossary

[Decker, Terry D.]

Cantarides appears as an gloss in Culpepper's herbal beside the entry on
oak.  It appears to be a reference to a physical ailment.

There is also what appears to be a transcription of a medieval text (French)
describing cantarides, probably Lytta vesicatoria.  Unfortunately, my French
is non-existent and I can only pick out a few phrases.

http://www.uhb.fr/alc/medieval/cuba1/cubac.htm

Bear

> As you see it says Rockes, not Rocket. At first I thought it was a
> description of the nettles, but it says of each one dram, so it's two
> things being described.  If y'all know what Saterion, Scincus marinus,
> Diasaterion, and Cantarides are, feel free to jump in to the
> conversation.
>
> Regards,
>
> Cindy