Preface.

have, then health and
long life, which two—after
eternal salvation—should be man’s
highest treasure.
However, let the physicians of our time original Latin: "Medici nostri temporis"
not take offense that
Theophrastus Theophrastus von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus (1493–1541), the Swiss physician and alchemist who challenged traditional medicine is somewhat
vehement in this little book;
for he only means the Sophists In this context, deceptive or false teachers of medicine who prioritize rhetoric over actual healing,
and in no way those who
adhere to the truth. I do not
believe that anyone will be
against it when abuses original Latin: "abussus"
are scolded, which has always
been Theophrastus’s purpose original Latin: "Theophrasti propositum".
Dated Hagenau, the 15th of March original: "Martij",
1572.