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

if he is to die, he will immediately sing with a full voice; if he is not to die, he will weep.

When Celandine blooms, one should pound it and boil it. Put the water into a vessel, set it again to the fire, and skim it well. When it comes to a boil, strain it through a cloth and keep it. Whoever has dim eyes, or a film over their eyes, let them stroke it into them; they will become clear and good.

V. Periwinkle.

This herb, powdered and wrapped with earthworms and with houseleek, brings discord between a man and a woman if they consume it in their food.

And if this composition and mixture is placed with a little sulfur into a pond where there are fish, it makes them swim in circles.