
The
spagiria arabic alchemist, eight centuries ago, Geber called
"golden crop", the twelve plants covering the
most common human disorders. Paracelsus placed them in the
twelve zodiac signs; every plant corrisponds a specific
sign. These plants are:
-- Aesculus (veins) Aquarium
-- Crataegus (failure cardio) Capricorn
-- Cynara (liver) Sagittarius
-- Melissa (nerves) Taurus
-- Ipericum (kidney-bladder) Scorpio
-- Passiflora (insomnia) Cancer
-- Echinacea (processiinfiammatori) Aries
-- Solidago (diuretic) Balance
-- Saxifraga (prostate) Pisces
-- Olea europea (hypertension) Lion
-- Tormentilla or Potentilla (intestine) Virgin
-- Petasites (cough-cold) Gemini
Spagiria:
The study and processing plants according to the ancient
rules of alchemistic schools. The Spagiria term derives
from the greek "Spao" and "Agheuro"
which means literally separate and reunite. These procedures
involve fermentation, distillation and the extraction of
mineral components from the ash of the marc. Extraction
of the mineral components from the ash of the marc which
would be the 'sal'. Diluting the essential oils in the alcohol
and then solving the mineral salts in it would produce the
final potion. |