Christian Roots: Medieval & Renaissance Art & Science - Fall 2001

Learn to identify on sight the following medieval herbs. Memorize the family name, scientific name, and the common names. See reverse side for instructions on materia medica journal entries.

Asteraceae - Daisy Family

Achillea millefolium Yarrow

Calendula officinalis Calendula, pot marigold

Tanacetum vulgare Common tansy

Taraxacum officinale Dandelion

Boraginaceae – Borage Family

Symphytum asperum Rough comfrey

Caryophyllaceae – Pink Family

Stellaria media Chickweed

Fabaceae (= Leguminosae) - Pea Family

Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom

Trifolium spp. Clover

Hypericaceae - St. John's Wort Family

Hypericum perforatum St. John’s wort

Lamiaceae (= Labiatae) - Mint Family

Lavandula spp. Lavender

Melissa officinalis Lemon balm

Mentha piperita Peppermint

Origanum vulgare Oregano, wild marjoram

Prunella vulgaris Self heal

Salvia officinalis Sage

Plantaginaceae - Plantain Family

Plantago lanceolata Plantain

Plantago major Englishman’s footstep, plantain

Polygonaceae - Buckwheat Family

Rumex crispus Curley dock, yellow dock

Rosaceae - Rose Family

Rosa spp. Rose

Rubiaceae - Bedstraw Family

Galium aparine Cleavers, bedstraw

Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family

Verbascum thapsus Common mullein

Urticaceae - Nettle Family

Urtica dioica Nettle

Violaceae - Violet Family

Viola spp. Violet

 

Materia Medica Journal Entry Instructions

 Select ten of the medieval herbs on the previous page and do an entry in your journal that includes the following:

Some sources of information you can use:

Medieval & Renaissance Herbals & Florilegiums

ND1954.D8.K5713

Korney, F.

1985

Albrecht Durer and the Animal and Plant Studies of the Renaissance

QK98.15.D4

de Bray, L.

1989

The Art of Botanical Illustration

QK98.2.K56

King, R.

1978

Botanical Illustration

QK98 I5

Saunders, Gil

1995

Picturing Plants

QK99.A1.B55

Blunt, S. and S. Raphael

1994

The Illustrated Herbal

QK41.B315

Barker, N.

1994

Hortus Eystettensis: the Bishop's Garden and Besler's Magnificent Book

QK41.B5

Aymonin, G. G.

1989

The Besler Florilegium: Plants of the Four Seasons

QK73.I82.U55613

Minelli, A. (ed.)

1995

The Botanical Garden of Padua

QK41 T895

Turner, William

1995

A new Herball

QK41 M49

Meyer, Frederick

1999

The great herbal of Leonhart Fuchs

RS164

Culpeper, Nicholas

1600s

Culpeper's complete herbal

Gunther, Robert T.

1959

The Greek Herbal of Dioscorides

QK41 G3 Ref

Gerard, John

1500s

The herbal: or, General history of Plants

Contemporary Herbals

QK99 A1 D83

Duke, James A.

1985

CRC handbook of medicinal herbs

RM 666 H33 H635

Hoffman, David

1992

The New Holistic Herbal

Ody, Penelope

1973

The Complete Medicinal Herbal

RS 75 P554 Ref,

PDR

1998

PDR for Herbal Medicines, First Edition

RM 666 H33 W39

Weed, Susun

1989

Healing Wise

Plant Identification Books

Jones and Luchsinger

1986

Plant Systematics

Hitchcock & Cronquist

1973

Flora of the Pacific Northwest

Zomlefer, Wendy

1994

Guide to Flowering Plant Families