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    reference of the use of hops in beer as a preservative. The second, Causae et Curae, is an exploration of the human body, its connections to the rest of...
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    recommended the use of the substance in her Physica (repeated in her Causae et Curae). A number of cosmetics companies sold bear's grease, and it was a...
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    humors of the body and the remedies she described in her medical text Causae et curae were influenced by her familiarity with folk treatments of disease...
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    Hildegard also wrote Physica, a text on the natural sciences, as well as Causae et Curae. Hildegard was well known for her healing powers involving practical...
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    medieval single women, wrote, in her 12th-century treatise Physica and Causae et Curae, about many issues concerning health. Hildegard was one of the most...
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    classical texts and maintaining herb gardens. Hildegard of Bingen wrote Causae et Curae ("Causes and Cures") on medicine. In France, herbalism thrived alongside...
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  • Bingen. A 12th-century Benedictine nun, she wrote a medical text called Causae et Curae. During this time, herbalism was mainly practiced by women, particularly...
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    celebrated Hildegard of Bingen whose writings on herbalism were Physica and Causae et Curae (together known as Liber subtilatum) of 1150. The original manuscript...
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  • medical treatise of Hildegard of Bingen, written in Latin, entitled Causae et Curae ("Causes and Cures"). Sweet draws special attention to Hildegard's...
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    Hildegard wrote Physica, a text on the natural sciences, as well as Causae et Curae. Hildegard of Bingen was well known for her healing powers that involved...
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