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==Herbs==
==Herbs==
===A-G===

* [[Agrimony (Askham)|Agrimony]]
* [[Agrimony (Askham)|Agrimony]]
* [[Anise (Askham)|Anise]]
* [[Anise (Askham)|Anise]]
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* [[Avens (Askham)|Avens]]
* [[Betony (Askham)|Betony]]
* [[Betony (Askham)|Betony]]
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* [[Birthwort (Askham)|Birthwort]]
* [[Borage (Askham)|Borage]]
* [[Borage (Askham)|Borage]]
* [[Buttercup (Askham)|Buttercup]]
* [[Buttercup (Askham)|Buttercup]]
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* [[Garlic (Askham)|Garlic]]
* [[Garlic (Askham)|Garlic]]
* [[Greater Celandine (Askham)|Greater Celandine]]
* [[Greater Celandine (Askham)|Greater Celandine]]

===H-P===

* [[Hartstongue (Askham)|Hartstongue]]
* [[Hartstongue (Askham)|Hartstongue]]
* [[Henbane (Askham)|Henbane]]
* [[Henbane (Askham)|Henbane]]
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* [[Hyssop (Askham)|Hyssop]]
* [[Hyssop (Askham)|Hyssop]]
* [[Ivy (Askham)|Ivy]]
* [[Ivy (Askham)|Ivy]]
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* [[Khella (Askham)|Khella]]
* [[Laurel (Askham)|Laurel]]
* [[Laurel (Askham)|Laurel]]
* [[Lavender (Askham)|Lavender]]
* [[Lavender (Askham)|Lavender]]
* [[Leek (Askham)|Leek]]
* [[Leek (Askham)|Leek]]
* [[Lesser milfoil (Askham)]]
* [[Mace (Askham)|Mace]]
* [[Mace (Askham)|Mace]]
* [[Marjoram (Askham)|Marjoram]]
* [[Marjoram (Askham)|Marjoram]]
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* [[Plum (Askham)|Plum]]
* [[Plum (Askham)|Plum]]
* [[Primrose (Askham)|Primrose]]
* [[Primrose (Askham)|Primrose]]

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* [[Red Madder (Askham)|Red Madder]]
===Q-Z===

* [[Rosemary (Askham)|Rosemary]]
* [[Rosemary (Askham)|Rosemary]]
* [[Rue (Askham)|Rue]]
* [[Rue (Askham)|Rue]]
* [[Sage (Askham)|Sage]]
* [[Sage (Askham)|Sage]]
* [[Saint John's Wort (Askham)|Saint John's Wort]]
* [[Saint John's Wort (Askham)|Saint John's Wort]]
* [[Saxifrage (Askham)|Saxifrage]]
* [[Smallage (Askham)|Smallage]]
* [[Smallage (Askham)|Smallage]]
* [[Snakeroot (Askham)|Snakeroot]]
* [[Southern Wood (Askham)|Southern Wood]]
* [[Southern Wood (Askham)|Southern Wood]]
* [[Spurge (Askham)|Spurge]]
* [[Spurge (Askham)|Spurge]]
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* [[Water Crowfoot (Askham)|Water Crowfoot]]
* [[Water Crowfoot (Askham)|Water Crowfoot]]
* [[Wormwood (Askham)|Wormwood]]
* [[Wormwood (Askham)|Wormwood]]
* [[Yarrow (Askham)|Yarrow]]


===Unidentified Herbs===
===Unidentified Herbs===
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These are herbs listed by Askham whose modern identity I can not be sure of.
These are herbs listed by Askham whose modern identity I can not be sure of.


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* [[Ameos (Askham)|Ameos]]
* [[Asterion (Askham)|Asterion]]
* [[Asterion (Askham)|Asterion]]
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* [[Avencia (Askham)|Avencia]]
* [[Groundswell (Askham)|Groundswell]]
* [[Groundswell (Askham)|Groundswell]]
* [[Mouse-ear (Askham)|Mouse-ear]]
* [[Mouse-ear (Askham)|Mouse-ear]]

Latest revision as of 16:36, 1 May 2006

The book A Litle Herball was written by Anthony Askham. Its title page dates it to 1550, though there seems to be debate over the actual year of its printing. It is an edited version of Bancke's Herbal. It lists several hundred herbs.

Herbs

A-G

H-P

Q-Z

Unidentified Herbs

These are herbs listed by Askham whose modern identity I can not be sure of.

Offsite Link

http://www.voynich.info/vgbt/Strong_files/herball_1553.html contains a link to both a pdf facsimile and a html version of the Herbal.

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