- Possible Plant Identifications
in the Voynich Manuscript
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- Dan Gibson Copyright April 2003
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- All of these plants are presently
found growing in Nabataea.
- It is possible to view the Voynich Manuscript by
visiting this web page: http://www.voynichinfo.com/
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Pyrethrum musili Velem.
Quysoum
f4r
Long stems with small short
hairy leaves attached, topped by a blue flower. Scented as asteraceous
perennial.
Used by the Arabs as a medicinal tea for colds and headaches.
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Gnaybara
f18r
Hoary Pepperwort
Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.
Annual or perennial herb with sometimes
rhizomatous rockstock and single stem branching above. Leaves
sessile, clasping the stem. White flower cluster atop step with
large leaves attached to the stem
Presently used by the local Arabs for animal feed
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- Hairy Saltwort (Bassia muricata)
(L.) Ascherson
- Semwu
- f21r
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- Annual herb, 10-40 cm long,
with stems covered by soft dens hairs. Leaves 0.15 - 1.5 cm.
Flowuers minute in clusters along the stem, forming spiny appandages
at the sepals at maturity. Flower clusters placed intermittently
between the leaves
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- Medicinal Use: Pound garlic in with the
leaves, boil in oil, and put on sores to heal them
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