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This volume catalogs remedies derived from forest trees and wild plants, presenting systematic entries for dozens of species with prescribed treatments and applications. It enumerates specific uses for resins, barks, leaves, berries, and sap, and gives instructions on preparation, dosage, and testing of potency. The text also records variations among species, regional observations on growth and harvesting, and anecdotes on how certain plants were discovered or associated with animals and human practices. Overall it functions as a practical herbal compendium combining botanical description with medicinal recipes and empirical notes.
Molybdæna889 also grows everywhere in the fields, a plant commonly known as “plumbago.”889 It has leaves like those of lapathum,890 and a thick, hairy root. Chewed and applied to the eye from time to time, it removes the disease called “plum-bum,”891 which affects that organ.