During the 400 years or so between Saint Hildegard von Bingen and the man who would come to be known as Paracelsus, monastic medicine underwent some drastic changes.
Fascinating take on Paracelsus, many thanks! What I have been unable to find anywhere is a straightforward account of how he cured this or that. He wrote a whole treatise on gout, for example, was there anything useful in it? The accounts of his life say he was very successful in healing people because of his extensive pragmatic learning from all and sundry. Well, what did he actually do? And has anyone translated Elf Traktat into English?
I find this most fascinating and interesting! God, creator of all that comprises nature, and creator of humans obviously made nature to supply humans with all we need physically. Mankind and nature were made for one another. Human beings, in their arrogance, think they can do more and better than God!
I don't think we are better of with artificial man made medicine and food. In fact the articial chemicals we ingest cure one problem and create other health problems. I could go on and on, but it would be too long!
Fascinating take on Paracelsus, many thanks! What I have been unable to find anywhere is a straightforward account of how he cured this or that. He wrote a whole treatise on gout, for example, was there anything useful in it? The accounts of his life say he was very successful in healing people because of his extensive pragmatic learning from all and sundry. Well, what did he actually do? And has anyone translated Elf Traktat into English?
I have been unable to find a reliable document either. So many works were written in his name by others that I don't bother with them.
I find this most fascinating and interesting! God, creator of all that comprises nature, and creator of humans obviously made nature to supply humans with all we need physically. Mankind and nature were made for one another. Human beings, in their arrogance, think they can do more and better than God!
I don't think we are better of with artificial man made medicine and food. In fact the articial chemicals we ingest cure one problem and create other health problems. I could go on and on, but it would be too long!
I agree!