When I saw the scorpion and snake next to Plantago, I expected the text to say the plant was good for snake or scorpion bites, but it doesn't. It mentions the root for neck pain and the juice for stomach pain/swelling.
I wonder if the snake and scorpion were supposed to be understood without words or if the creators took ideas from different herbals and combined them without much critical evaluation. When printing presses became commercially viable, there was a great push to print almost anything because it was new market, a way to make money.
Haha! I just checked the following page and there it is... ad morsum serpentis. So, the critters are directly related to the use of the plant.
In medieval herbals, many, many plants are "prescribed" for snake bite or dog bite.
I wonder if the snake and scorpion were supposed to be understood without words or if the creators took ideas from different herbals and combined them without much critical evaluation. When printing presses became commercially viable, there was a great push to print almost anything because it was new market, a way to make money.
Haha! I just checked the following page and there it is... ad morsum serpentis. So, the critters are directly related to the use of the plant.
In medieval herbals, many, many plants are "prescribed" for snake bite or dog bite.
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