Regimen sanitatis Salernitanum
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Regimen sanitatis Salernitanum, Latin: The Salernitan Rule of Health (commonly known as Flos medicinae or Lilium medicinae - The Flower of Medicine, The Lily of Medicine) is a medieval didactic poem, a work of the Schola Medica Salernitana (from which its other name Flos medicinae scholae salerni is derived).
It is believed to have been written sometime during the 12th or 13th centuries, although some sources estimate this to have been as early as 1050. [1] The poem concerns domestic medical practice such as protective hygienic daily treaties and diet (e.g. it illustrates the therapeutic uses of wine). [2] The true author is unknown but it is commonly attributed to John of Milan. The work itself came to be highly revered as a scholarly medical text and was seriously discussed until the 19th century.
According to tradition, the poem was written for the benefit of Robert Curthose. The original version, containing 364 lines, was annotated and edited by Arnold of Villanova and the book achieved tremendous popularity. Following its first appearance in print the work was translated into almost every European language, and nearly forty different editions were produced before 1501. Various editions and versions of the Regimen... circulated throughout Europe, many with commentaries that added or removed material from the original poem. The first English translation was made by Sir John Harington in 1608.
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- Why should a man die who has sage in his garden? (Latin: Cur moriatur homo, cui salvia crescit in horto?). Cf. Contra vim mortis non crescit herba in hortis.
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- Si tibi deficiant medici, medici tibi fiant
- Haec tria: mens laeta, requies, moderata diaeta (Latin text).
- Use three physicions still; first Doctor Quiet,
- Next Doctor Merry-man and Doctor Dyet (Harington's translation, 1608).
- If doctors fail you, let these three be doctors for you:
- A joyful mind, rest, and a moderate diet. (Modern translation)
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[edit] See also
- Breviarium de signis, causis et curis morborum
