Contra vim mortis non crescit herba in hortis
"Contra vim mortis non crescit herba in hortis" (Medieval Latin: [ˈkon.traː vim ˈmor.tis non ˈkreːʃ.ʃit ˈer.ba in ˈor.tiːs] alternatively "") is a Latin maxim which literally translates as "no herb grows in the gardens against the power of death."[1] An alternative wording, Latin: cur moriatur homo, cui salvia crescit in horto or, "no sage grows in the gardens against the power of death" uses salvia in place of herba, is a wordplay with the name of "salvia" (sage), which in Latin literally means "healer", or "health maker".[2] A broader meaning of the phrase is: "nothing can revert the embrace of death."
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- ^ Stone, Jon R. (28 March 2024). The Routledge Pocket Guide to Medical Latin. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-003-85617-7. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Forsyth, J. S. (1826). The New London Medical and Surgical Dictionary, Etc. p. 753. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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