Quote:Medicinal plant descriptions from this period follow a specific formula, and I believe the explanations in the manuscript conform to this pattern. An example structure would be:
The temperament of this plant is cold and dry; it cools in the second degree. Its root and leaves are used, while the flower has little benefit. It is harvested in spring, dried in the shade, and kept away from moisture.
This plant is harmful to hot temperaments and beneficial to cold temperaments. It calms bilious heat and agitation of the blood, relieves heaviness and dizziness of the head. It cools the heat of the stomach and strengthens digestion; however, excessive use weakens the stomach and suppresses appetite.
When its decoction is drunk, it quenches thirst and aids insomnia. When prepared with honey as an electuary, it softens the chest and calms coughs. Applied externally, it reduces redness and swelling.
However, excessive consumption is harmful; it is especially damaging to those with weak hearts and cold temperaments. Such individuals should correct it with anise or ginger. It should not be given to pregnant women.
The most suitable time is early morning; it is taken for three consecutive days and discontinued on the fourth. Continued use beyond this is not permitted.
I recognise this as a typical AI hallucination; it is too modern. I have read several medical prescription texts from that period, and nothing like this was included in the sources I read.
Can you give us a single source where such sentences appear?
Quote:In the Vatican archives, I identified an ownership note on the final page of a Canon of Medicine manuscript. This note states that a botany and medicine student from the University of Padua, Johannes of Androna (written at the time as Ionnes), purchased this book in 1401. It is therefore plausible that the Voynich manuscript was written by Johannes himself
Why would he purchase it when he wrote it himself? Do you have a source or a photograph? Without evidence or a source, your claim is worthless, because, sorry, but anyone could claim anything.
This claim is also a typical AI hallucination. So please prove the opposite...