[Trinity] General discussion of Trinity College MS O.2.48 Apuleii Herbarium

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Another example is plant 59 from the Alchemical Herbal, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. "ad faciendum ut ameris a qualibet persona...." - in order to be loved by any person you want. Take this plant, that must be collected in the 12th day of the moon and must be collected in the name of the person by whom you want to be loved. Then wear this plant upon yourself in such a way that it cannot be seen. Then the person in whose name the plant was picked will come to you and will love you much, whether man or woman. 

I don't know if anything similar can be read in earlier medieval herbals (e.g. those in the Pseudo-Apuleius tradition). I think they likely are more strictly medical.

I think that Bellelotis in the alchemical herbal is Mellilotis, which is a three-leaved plant (similar to clover) with yellow flowers. In Egyptian times it was a medicinal plant, a fodder plant, and a magical plant that was woven into garlands and, when given to someone you loved and worn by them, conferred protection and affection.