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Herbal Wines
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Herb Wines
Der gantzen Artzenei
, Dryander, 1542

Herbal Wines are basically infusions of herbs in wine. The herbs are steeped in wine for a number of days, then strained, and kept for use. In some cases white wine is preferred, in others, red wine.

Also important is the quality of the wine. A dry, astringent wine is better for looseness or leakage, and as a carrier for astringent medicines. A sweet wine is better to strengthen. Often the specific type of wine was ordered based on its qualities.

Sometimes a Herbal Wine is made by boiling a herb in water, adding sugar and ferment (yeast), and leaving it to become a wine by fermentation.

The most commonly used wines were some of the simples, especially Wormwood and Rosemary wine. There were also many recipes for Hippocras, or spiced wine.


Simple Wines

Wormwood Wine
Rosemary Wine
Eyebright Wine
Elecampane Wine
Marjoram Wine










Compound Wines

Bitter Wine
Hippocras
Laudanum
Stomach Wine
Wine for Apoplexy
Wine for Arthritis
Wine for Catarrh
Wind for Catarrh of Pope Adrian
Wine for Edema
Wine (Potion) for Headache (Galen)
Wine for Incontinence
Wine for Scrophula (Renodeus)
Wine of Eyebright and Fennel
Wine of Sage Compound




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