Within these pages I will try to list out some of the ailments the Anglo-Saxons suffered from, the remedies that might have been associated with them, and the tools and ingredients used.

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For translations of the plant names, I have used the most excellent website (Dictionary of Old English Plant Names) found here.    (It is free to register).  Where a plant has been definitively identified the name will be written in regular text; where there is some discussion or confusion of the name, it will be highlighted and further notes will be underneath the entry.  There are many issues around plant identification because of scribal error, foreign plants, etc...

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These pages are for entertainment purposes only.  Please always seek the help of a trained medical professional.