Medicinal Plants

Medicinal plants represented the source for many drugs used during the medieval period. Harvested by herbalists, apothecaries as well as the common man, the plants were drunk, inhaled, pressed on the flesh, and ingested to relieve all manners of medical problems. Many were later found to have little or no medical value while others such as foxglove and belladonna have ingredients that are still used today.

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