Edith Sherwood Ph.D.

The Voynich Botanical Plants

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Folio 34v. Devil’s weed (Tribulus terrestris). The fruit, leaves and root of this plant have been used for a variety of complaints, particularly for kidney and urination problems. Today it is used to increase testosterone in men after they have completed an anabolic steroid cycle. However, although it increases some hormones in animals, there is no evidence that this is the case in humans. (1) (B)

(1) Wikipedia
(B) Drawings that are similar to illustrations in other herbals