f. 20v, Gherkins and cucumbers
f. 22r, Leeks
f. 23r, Garlic
f. 23v, Asparagus
f. 25v, Truffles
f. 27v, Rocket and watercress
f. 29v, Sweet flag
f. 30v, Marjoram
f. 31v, Parsley
f. 37v, Saffron
f. 42r, Barley
f. 43r, Barley water
f. 44r, Rice
f. 51v, Theriac
f. 54v, Dry figs
f. 57r, Sweet milk
f. 58r, Fresh cheese
f. 61v, Brown bread
f. 69r, Castrated animals
f. 82v, Ambergris
f. 83v, Vinegar
f. 84v, Fragrant, mature wine
f. 87r, Snow and ice
f. 88v, Olive oil
f. 95r, Shame
f. 97v, Storyteller
Tacuinum Sanitatis
"Unique and unrepeatable first edition, strictly limited to 987 numbered and authenticated copies"
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Barley. Nature: cold and dry in the second degree. Optimum: white, large and fresh. Benefit: it strengthens expulsion and is digested quickly. Harm: it produces slight pain. Remedy for harm: toasted correctly. Effects: good humours. Advisable for hot [temperaments], youth, in summer and in hot regions.
Ordeum Complectio frigida et sicca in 2º Electio album magnum et nouum Iuuamentum confortat expulsiuam et uelociter descendit Nocumentum inducit dolorem debilem Remotio nocumenti bene torrefactum Quid generat humorem bonum Conuenit calidis iuuentuti estate et calidis regionibus.
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