One of two major medical treatises by medieval healer Hildegard von Bingen, presented in its entirety for the first time in English during the 900th anniversary of her birth. p- A seminal text in the development of Western herbal medicine p- Presents nine categories of healing systems--Plants, Elements, Trees, Stones, Fish, Birds, Animals, Reptiles, and Metals--and elaborates on their medicinal use p- Closely related to Eastern medical approaches that are gaining respect today pSaint, mystic, healer, visionary, fighter, Hildegard von Bingen stands as one of the great figures in the history of women in me. pAt a time when few women could write and most were denied a formal education, Hildegard von Bingen became a legendary healer, visionary, musician, artist, poet, and saint. Her works include twenty-seven symphonic compositions iSciviasi, a compilation of her visions and her two major medical works, iCausae et Curaei, a medical compendium, and iPhysicai, published here in English in it