The Secrets of Albertus Magnus on the Nature of Women and the Virtues of Herbs

A detailed woodcut illustration of a stinging nettle plant, featuring a central stalk covered in fine prickly hairs, heart-shaped serrated leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and a visible root system at the base.

Nettle leaves boiled and mixed with Myrrhen myrrh, and placed upon a woman's belly, bring on her menses. Nettle water drunk in the morning, at midday, and at night, three Loth measure of weight, approx. 15-17 grams each time, advances a woman's menses and expels a dead birth. The water heals the poisonous infirmities of cancer and fistulas when washed with it and covered with cloths.