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Wild Thyme Salve

Unguentum Serpyllum

Historical tradition – not medical advice, and no health or healing claims. more

Historical botanical drawing: Wild
Wild

Tradition (Hildegard's writings)

In Hildegard's tradition, wild thyme salve was used externally for the care of dry, cracked skin.

Ingredients

Wild thyme powder, fat and olive oil.

Preparation

Melt 100 g of goat fat or coconut butter in a water bath, mix in 30 g of wild thyme powder and 10 ml of olive oil, and stir the mixture as it cools into a salve.

Note

Goat fat is especially kind to the skin and serves well on its own for cracked, itchy skin.

Sources & references

  1. Strehlow, Wighard: Die Hildegard-Naturapotheke. Heilmittel und Rezepte von A bis Z. Knaur Verlag 2014. S. 220.
  2. Strehlow, Wighard: Der Hildegard-Kompass. Die wichtigsten Heilmittel und Anwendungen. Knaur Verlag 2014. S. 102.
  3. Hildegard von Bingen: Heilsame Schöpfung. Die natürliche Wirkkraft der Dinge (Physica). Hrsg. von der Abtei St. Hildegard, Eibingen. Beuroner Kunstverlag 2012 (4. Auflage 2024). Cap. 1-32 (Quendel).
  4. Heepen, Günther H.: Das Heilwissen der Hildegard von Bingen. Gräfe und Unzer Verlag 2015. S. 96.
  5. Breindl, Ellen: Das große Gesundheitsbuch der Hl. Hildegard von Bingen. Bassermann Verlag 2004. S. 254.

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More preparations using Wild

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Historical tradition. The above describes how this preparation was recorded and used in the tradition of Hildegard of Bingen. This is cultural-historical information, not medical advice and not a health or healing claim, and it is no substitute for advice from a doctor or pharmacist. If you have health complaints, please consult your doctor or pharmacy.

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