“…some people call it wolf-killer, [a plant] which grows abundantly in the land called Italy,

“…some people call it wolf-killer, [a plant] which grows abundantly in the land called Italy, in the mountains called Awayastena, and it has leaves shaped like (another plant)……it is used to kill flies, for if flies eat it in meat, it will kill them.”  Iraq, 13th century.  Watercolour on paper from a Materia Medica/Khawass al-ashjar manuscript. Source: Met Museum -- source link

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