The Doctrine of Signatures

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
herbalism theory
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nicholas_Culpeper
Renaissance medicine
gptkbp:category gptkb:traditional_medicine
medical pseudoscience
gptkbp:criticizedFor modern science
gptkbp:describes belief that plants resembling body parts can treat ailments of those parts
gptkbp:example lungwort resembles lung tissue, used for lung conditions
liverwort resembles liver, used for liver diseases
walnut resembles brain, used for brain ailments
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkb:Renaissance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Doctrine of Signatures
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:traditional_medicine
herbalism
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:ancient_Greece
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Paracelsus
gptkbp:relatedTo homeopathy
sympathetic magic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scott_Buchanan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7