Grapevine

Vitis vinifera

" Grapevine, what shall be of the "formic" cures and there shall be with them friction then shall the cures chill. For they do not wet as the rest of the "formic" types, but there shall be in them coolness that shall dry. And first put on it grapevine branches, and thorn-bush (Sene) branches, and lamb tongue"

" Of the more beneficial things for stomach what shall be between bitterness and the collectness, such as thorn-bush (Sene) branches and grapevine branches and al the things that collect benefit the stomach in most issues."

" Almost all the fruit of trees, have juices that are bad for the health, and the fig and the grapes are less bad"

" Raisins, obtain mold with difficulty, and all his essence is like a special thing, convalescence his bad temper, and feeds it, and cooks the uncooked mucous, and equilibrates the bad mucoi, and mends the liver. And he is of precious measure in these rising amount "

"Alcherasin (worms in the earth), and they are the long worms that are found in the earth, when plowing or digging, if grounded and put on the cut nerves, shall benefit immediately in terrific benefit, and if will also drink new grape wine, the urine shall flow"

" Bochtag water is new wine that has been cooked for a very long while".

"To quite strong pain caused by external abscess it is enough to take from new wine jellied by cooking, and roses oil, and a little wax dissolved in them, dip oiled wool and put on it, and in autumn it shall be tempered and in the summer cold".

" And indeed jellied new wine, there his power that releases, and nourish he from the afar thing from the sting".

The leaves of the grapevine are used in folk medicine to pure blood, to heal skin disease, to counteract hormonal disturbances and nerve disturbances. In 100 grams of grapevine leaves are 392 mg Calcium, 44 mg Phosphorus, 3.9 mg Iron, 156 mg Vitamin A and 120 Vitamin C.