title: The doctrine of signatures: a historical, philosophical and scientific view (I).
abstract: The evolution of the Doctrine of Signatures is presented, with reference to a physical as well as mental/spiritual mode of relating nature's medicinal substances to the human symptoms. Symbolism, intuition, biological observation, and the study of the medicinal properties serve as guides in the Doctrine of Signatures; modern science offers additional dimensions by relating physiological processes to physiology of disease.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Richardson-Boedler
mesh_terms: D000422:Alchemy; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical / Q000266:history*; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000266:history*