this was my attempt at designing a cloister garden which follows the four humour theory. In my head, I was imagining a neat and even formation of plants based on their percieved warming/cooling and drying/wetting properties as described by ancient physicians.
As it turns out, most of the plant arzneyen that were traditionally used have warming and drying properties. It was a little confusing at first. This does not refer to the physicality of the plant itself (which took me a while to realize — and confused me greatly — how is mint considered hot?…), but rather than that, it describes the effect it has on the human body; mainly the digestion. Warming the body = aiding digestion, for example. Thus, many herbs used for cooking are considered warming as well.
