[Sca-cooks] My first Aten event

LadyPDC at aol.com LadyPDC at aol.com
Tue Oct 30 20:24:17 PST 2001


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In a message dated 10/30/2001 5:26:49 PM Mountain Standard Time,
ahrenshav at yahoo.com writes:


> > Herbal (anything but medicinal)
> >
> > Can anyone define what is considered to be
> > medicinal???  Even the herbs used
> > in period for culinary use were often added for
> > their effects on the humors
> > or to stimulate the appetite or to prevent things
> > like flatulence.  All of
> > those fall under a broad definition of "medicinal".
> > Anyone have a guess or
> > suggestion on what the above qualifier might mean?
> >
> > Constance
>
> This is from the website:
> http://www.unm.edu/~kballar/Estrella/AppenA.html
>
> Herbal Craft - defined as any herbal-based product
> excluding medicinals that is appropriate to the period
> of SCA interest.
>
>

ok   same question - can anyone please define what herbal based products
would fall under the definition of "medicinals" and which would not???

Constance



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