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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.
In the vicinity of Ariminum, there is a well-known plant called “reseda:”1995 it disperses abscesses and all kinds of inflammations. Those who employ it for these purposes, add the following words: “Reseda,1996 allay this disease! knowest thou not, knowest thou not, what chick it is that has torn up these roots? Let it have nor head nor feet!”1997 This formula is repeated thrice, the party spitting on the ground each time.