Tacuinum Sanitatis, Watermelon and Cucumber

Entitled: Nature: Cold and humid in the second degree. Optimum: Those that are large and full. Usefulness: They cool hot fevers and purify the urine. Dangers: They cause pain in the loins and in the stomach. Neutralization of the Dangers: With honey and oil. The Tacuinum Sanitatis is a medieval handbook based on the Taqwim as-sihhah, an 11th century Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad. Listing its contents organically rather than alphabetically, it sets forth the six essential elements for well-being: sufficient food and drink in moderation, fresh air, alternations of activity and rest, alternations of sleep and wakefulness, secretions and excretions of humours, and finally the effects of states of mind. In addition to its importance for the study of medieval medicine, the Tacuinum is also of interest in the study of agriculture, cooking and society. Each scene is accompanied by a brief summary of the health aspects of the subject. From the Tacuinum of Paris, 14th century

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Al-sihhah Arabic As-sihhah Butlan Citrullus Cucumber Cucumis Cucurbita Cucurbitaceae Diet Dietetics Edible Fourteenth Gourd Hygiene Hygienic Medicinal Nestorianism Reap Sanitatis Sativus Taccuinum Tacuinum Taqwim Vegetable Vine Watermelon

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