Medykamenty roślinne w leczeniu szlachty w osiemnastowiecznej Rzeczypospolitej (na przykładzie zamówień aptecznych Elżbiety z Lubomirskich Sieniawskiej, kasztelanowej krakowskiej)

Health care was one of the most important issues in the hierarchy of social values in the early modern era. The causes of diseases and the possibility of avoiding them were indicated, health prevention was recommended in the form of rest, “taking May”, relaxing water and herbal treatments, herbal infusions were drunk, various talismans and amulets were worn. Purchases of various herbal medicines can be found in orders for goods delivered to noble courts and in court accounts throughout the eighteenth century. However, treatments were rarely recommended and the herbal medicines used brought the expected results, ruining the health of patients.