Medicinal Qualities of Specific Foods

Manners at a Meal

Arsan, a food made from the remains of barley which stuck to the sifter in the beginning of processing: Nedarim 41b

A type of coarse barley-flour known as "Semida": Nedarim 41b

Washing with a beet-soup concoction cures a rash [Chaspenisa] which results from not drying one's face after washing: Shabbat 133b-134a

The dangers of raw beets: Eruvin 28b-29a

Cooked beets, which have reached the point where the boiling pot emits sounds similar to "Tuch Tuch," are beneficial for the heart and eyes, and certainly for one's intestines: Eruvin 29a

Bread from well-sifted flour is one of the few medications without a negative side-effect: Pesachim 42b

Bread from well-sifted grain decreases excretion, straightens the body, brightens eyes: Pesachim 42a-b

Bread of poorly-sifted grain increases excretion, bends the body, and dims the eyes: Eruvin 55b-56a; Pesachim 42a

Capers in vinegar, as medication: Shabbat 110a

Young women who eat young chicks and drink milk as they are reaching puberty will have lighter skin: Ketuvot 59b

Eating it for medicinal purposes after letting it soak for days, post-cooking, in hot water: Shabbat 145b

Drinking it for a "heavy heart": Shabbat 140a

May be bad for the quality or quantity of milk production: Ketuvot 60b

Zeitom HaMitzri, between Pesach and Shavuot [Pentecost], loosens tight bowels and tightens loose ones, but is dangerous for sick and pregnant people: Shabbat 110a, Pesachim 42b

Kutach HaBavli clogs the heart, blinds the eyes, and drains strength: Pesachim 42a

Kutach HaBavli was repulsive to Rabbi Yochanan, so much so that its memory made him spit: Shabbat 145b

Rav Gaza claimed that he made some Kutach in Israel once, and all of the sick people asked for it: Shabbat 145b

Rav Mesharshiya's advice to his son: Better rotten fish than strong Kutach yogurt: Keritot 6a

Herbal mix [Kos Ikkarin] for genital discharge: Shabbat 110a-b

Herbal mix for Yerakon Disease: Shabbat 110a-b

Wine-based Concoction to drink after a hot bath: Shabbat 140a

Eating coriander when pregnant: Ketuvot 61a

General Information on Cress: Yoma 49a

Use against Arkesa Disease: Shabbat 109b

Eating after blood-letting: Shabbat 129a

Eating cress when pregnant: Ketuvot 60b-61a

Warming, Satiating, Strengthen, Non-addictive, Loosen the Bowels: Ketuvot 10b

Times of Day when consumption is beneficial or destructive: Ketuvot 10b

Eating dates after blood-letting: Shabbat 129a

Consumption with Bread: Ketuvot 10b

Exorcise Worry: Ketuvot 10b

Exorcise Intestinal Disorders: Ketuvot 10b

Intoxicating: Ketuvot 10b

Strong Date liquor is delicious at first, but painful in digestion: Pesachim 107a

Dates Satiate, perhaps enough so that one could make a Blessing of Bread and Blessing After [Full] Meals on them: Rosh Berachot 1:14

Use in curing Kokayni: Shabbat 109b

Use in curing Arkesa: Shabbat 109b

Young dates may be bad for the quality or quantity of milk production: Ketuvot 60b

Dangerous for consumption: Shabbat 113b

If not for the albumen, they would be impossible to digest: Shabbat 108b

Eating peeled eggs: Niddah 17a

Eating eggs when pregnant: Ketuvot 60b-61a

If not for the skin, they would be impossible to digest: Shabbat 108b

Use as medication with honey: Shabbat 109b

Eating citron when pregnant: Ketuvot 61a

The dangers [possibly benefits; see Rashi] of fenugrec: Eruvin 55b-56a

Fenugrec on an empty stomach, followed by water, can cause Arkesa: Shabbat 109b

Small fish may be bad for the quality or quantity of milk production: Ketuvot 60b

Harsina [fried, breaded fish] may be bad for the quality or quantity of milk production: Ketuvot 60b

Eating fish when pregnant: Ketuvot 60b

The effect of consuming garlic, on a male's seed: Nedarim 31a [implicit]

Eating peeled garlic: Niddah 17a

Eating peeled garlic which has been left out overnight: Beitzah 7b

The dangers [possibly benefits; see Rashi] of garlic: Eruvin 55b-56a

Moist Ginger is one of the few medications without a negative side-effect: Pesachim 42b

May be bad for the quality or quantity of milk production: Ketuvot 60b

Placing chewed wheat on a wound: Pesachim 39b

Old barley-flour can cause Kokayni disease: Shabbat 109b

Abbaye's mother told him that burnt grain is good for the heart and for relief of anxiety: Eruvin 29b

Vine Leaves: Yoma 81b

Consumption of vine-leaves and vines can lead to bowel problems: Shabbat 81a

Chaziz grass may be bad for the quality or quantity of milk production: Ketuvot 60b

Some families of this herb minimize a man's seed: Eruvin 28a

Use as medication, with a Citron: Shabbat 109b

Use on a camel's wounds: Bava Metzia 38b

May be bad for the quality or quantity of milk production: Ketuvot 60b

Eating karpas when pregnant: Ketuvot 61a

Consumption of Leaves can lead to bowel problems: Shabbat 81a

Bad for teeth: Shabbat 110a

Using a drug made from a locust called "Bird of the Vineyard" to increase learning ability: Shabbat 90b

Not to eat meat during the day: Yoma 75b

Avoiding duck and chicken: Pesachim 114a

Fat [rich?] meat decreases excretion, straightens the body, brightens eyes: Pesachim 42a-b

Certain Meats on an empty stomach, followed by water, can cause Arketa: Shabbat 109b

Eating meat after blood-letting: Shabbat 129a

Meat from a first-born animal: Temurah 8b

Abbaye's mother told him that for weakness in his heart he should eat meat from a ram's right thigh, roasted over a coal from springtime animal dung or willow splinters, and then drink diluted wine: Eruvin 29b

Eating meat when pregnant: Ketuvot 60b-61a

Milk curds clog the heart: Pesachim 42a

Goat's milk, as medication: Shabbat 109b

Young women who eat young chicks and drink milk as they are reaching puberty will have lighter skin: Ketuvot 59b

Fresh human milk on Shabbat for someone who is moaning, but not dangerously ill: Ketuvot 60a

Mold weakens the body: Pesachim 42a

Eating mustard when pregnant: Ketuvot 60b-61a

Onions as medication: Pesachim 114a

Different types of Onions and their effects on the heart: Nedarim 26b

Eating peeled onions: Niddah 17a

"If someone eats onions, and then wakes up early and dies, there is no need to ask why he died": Eruvin 29a-b

The difference between eating onion leaves and roots: Eruvin 29a-b

The difference between young and old onion leaves: Eruvin 29a-b

The offsetting effects of onions and liquor: Eruvin 29b

The danger from the spicy "venom" in an onion: Eruvin 29b

Use of palm fibers to cure a wasp's sting: Ketuvot 50a

Palm fibers may be bad for the quality or quantity of milk production: Ketuvot 60b

Long Peppers are one of the few medications without a negative side-effect: Pesachim 42b

Peppers: Shabbat 90a, Yoma 81b, Pesachim 42b

May be bad for the quality or quantity of milk production: Ketuvot 60b

Improved or Damaged by Salting: Shabbat 108b

If not for the skin, they would be impossible to digest: Shabbat 108b

Radish as a medicine providing life: Eruvin 56a

Itran: Shabbat 90a

Bad for intestines: Shabbat 110a

Using the spleen of a Dayah bird to cure a scorpion's sting: Ketuvot 50a

In general, as a cure: Shabbat 110a

Use as [ingested] medication against certain insect stings: Shabbat 109b

Donkey urine as a cure for yerakon: Bechorot 7b

Eating a lot of raw vegetables increases excretion, bends the body, and dims the eyes: Eruvin 55b-56a; Pesachim 42a

Healing effect of Vinegar: Yoma 81b

Effect of vinegar on teeth: Shabbat 111a

Good during a heat wave: Shabbat 113b

Galilean Water for eye-medication: Shabbat 78a

General water as eye-medication: Shabbat 108b

For bowel irregularity: Shabbat 110a

Bathing in the waters of Deyumsas at certain times of the year: Shabbat 147b

The water of Deyumsas is so enjoyable that its addictive power helped seduce the Ten Tribes from the mitzvot: Shabbat 147b

The addictive power of the Deyumsas caught Rabbi Elazar ben Arach, until he forgot his learning: Shabbat 147b

Bathing in general rivers at certain times of the year: Shabbat 147b

Drinking non-boiling warm water without herbs in it from a metal cup is worse for someone than drinking from a magicked cup: Bava Metzia 29b

Drinking diluted beverages, which were left exposed overnight in certain vessels: Shabbat 109b; Niddah 17a

Aged wine decreases excretion, straightens the body, brightens eyes: Pesachim 42a-b

Properties of Yayin/Shechar/Tirosh: Yoma 76b

Value of 3-year-old wine: Shabbat 129a, 145b

New liquor increases excretion, bends the body, and dims the eyes: Eruvin 55b-56a; Pesachim 42a

Drinking wine-sediments can cause bowel problems: Shabbat 81a

For bowel-irregularity: Shabbat 110a

Drinking wine after blood-letting: Shabbat 129a

Drinking wine after a hot bath: Shabbat 140a

The calming effect of wine on the aged: Megillah 16b

The offsetting effects of liquor and onions: Eruvin 29b

Abbaye's mother told him that for weakness in his heart he should eat meat from a ram's right thigh, roasted over a coal from springtime animal dung or willow splinters, and then drink diluted wine: Eruvin 29b

Wine as an aid to clear thinking: Eruvin 64a

Drinking wine and intoxicating beverages when pregnant: Ketuvot 60b-61a

Consumption of worms: Shabbat 90a

May be bad for the quality or quantity of milk production: Ketuvot 60b

General Information on Zered: Yoma 47a



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