[DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about MIDDLE AGES - StudyStack [PAR] THIS SPICE, ZINGIBER OFFICINALE, WAS USED DURING THE MIDDLE AGES 
AGAINST THE PLAGUE BECAUSE IT CAUSED SWEATING, GINGER. [DOC] [TLE] The Dreaded Sweat: the Other Medieval Epidemic | History Today [PAR] May 15, 2014 ... While most people have heard of the Black Death, medieval Europe was also ... 
infamy because its victims were killed within 24 hours by sweating to death. ... 
with antibiotics, but no one knows what caused the sweating sickness. ... to 
England after somehow acquiring it during their campaign against the... [DOC] [TLE] What was sweating sickness? - The Anne Boleyn Files [PAR] I'm just throwing this out there because someone I worked with died during the .... 
Maybe whatever microbe caused the sweating sickness had its own natural 
predator ..... Rodents were prevalent everywhere during the Middle Ages; they 
had no ... imported product (that could be salt,a spice or anything else that was 
used in... [DOC] [TLE] Sweating sickness - Wikipedia [PAR] Sweating sickness, also known as "English sweating sickness" or "English 
sweate" (Latin: ... The characteristic sweat broke out suddenly without any 
obvious cause. ... 1st Earl of Derby used the "sweating sickness" as an excuse 
not to join with ... It was regarded as being quite distinct from the plague, the 
pestilential fever or... [DOC] [TLE] Medieval Use of Herbs-- a class presented to the Eisental Pages [PAR] A selection of herbs and spices used in medieval times ... Rosemary is said to 
have blue flowers because the Virgin dried her cloak on it on the way to Egypt. ... 
like celery or candied and whose leaves & roots were used against fevers, 
plague, and illness of all kinds. ... Ginger, Zingiber officinale: rhizome of a tropical 
plant. [DOC] [TLE] Spices and other flavorings & discussion - Faculty Support Site [PAR] Because of the difficulty of distinguishing between spices, condiments, and the 
other ... The roots and fruits are dried and used for flavoring cakes, candy and ... 
Ginger, Zingiber officinale, is the most important spice that is obtained from roots. 
..... Saffron was of great importance during the Middle Ages for its both real and... [DOC] [TLE] information on this page is presented for use in the Ars Magica ... [PAR] During the Middle Ages it was commonly cultivated in monasteries. ... The seeds 
were used to treat gas and to induce sweating, as well as in sweets ... Medicinal 
use: This huge plant was perhaps the most important medicine against plague. ... 
Historical notes: Because of its believed ability to check sexual desire the plant... [DOC] [TLE] The New Age Herbalist: How to Use Herbs for Healing, Nutrition ... [PAR] Nov 30, 1988 ... CAUTION This herb should not be used during pregnancy as the alkaloid .... 
Symphytum officinale ... Because of the strong association of spices with certain 
types of ... They used it to treat pain caused by spasm, which it does by ..... Tansy 
was one of the herbs strewn on the floor in the Middle Ages to deter... [DOC] [TLE] Zingiber officinale the Herbal and Traditional Medicine and Its ... [PAR] Ginger root is used today to provide relief for symptoms of motion sickness 
including .... In the Middle Ages, it held a firm place in apothecaries for travel 
sickness, nausea, ... because it is the rhizome that is used medicinally and as a 
culinary spice. ... it also has a diaphoretic effect (meaning it causes sweating) 
that's used by... [DOC] [TLE] DaLean Herb Company - Oasis Botanical Sanctuary [PAR] The Purpurascens was favored during medieval days for the medicinal and 
culinary rage ... Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' When the word sage was used in 
medieval and ..... In hot infusion it causes sweating, reducing fevers and making 
a good ..... leaves & roots were used against fevers, plague, and illness of all 
kinds. [DOC] [TLE] Guide to the Medicinal Plant Garden - Indiana... - Indiana Medical ... [PAR] care in Indiana, particularly during the nineteenth and first half of the .... Plague, 
which was made from squeezing the root of this plant and mixing the .... plants in

Question: This spice, Zingiber officinale, was used during the Middle Ages against the plague because it caused sweating
Answer: ginger