01-01-2019, 01:54 PM
Many herbals have no recipes. Some have no text at all (not even labels). Occasionally a later hand has attempted to add labels (not always correctly).
Often the identification of these plants is based on similar herbals that have the same plants in roughly the same order (even then there are sometimes differences that puzzle historians and botanists).
Recipes were not always included. Some described where the plant was found and occasionally what it was used for (e.g., snake bites) and not much else. Sometimes the recipes (if they existed) were in a separate section or a separate manuscript.
Often the identification of these plants is based on similar herbals that have the same plants in roughly the same order (even then there are sometimes differences that puzzle historians and botanists).
Recipes were not always included. Some described where the plant was found and occasionally what it was used for (e.g., snake bites) and not much else. Sometimes the recipes (if they existed) were in a separate section or a separate manuscript.