Nature: Cold and dry in the second degree. Optimum: That which is left in the fields for three months. Usefulness: Good for those who wish to refresh the stomach and dry out superfluous humors. Dangers: Not very nourishing. Neutralization of the Dangers: Consumed together with nourishing foods. The Tacuinum Sanitatis is a medieval handbook based on the Taqwim as-sihhah, an 11th century Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad. Listing its contents organically rather than alphabetically, it sets forth the six essential elements for well-being: sufficient food and drink in moderation, fresh air, alternations of activity and rest, alternations of sleep and wakefulness, secretions and excretions of humours, and finally the effects of states of mind. In addition to its importance for the study of medieval medicine, the Tacuinum is also of interest in the study of agriculture, cooking and society. From the Tacuinum of Paris, 14th century. | |
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