doctrine of signatures

doctrine of signatures
doc·trine of signatures 'däk-trən- n a theory in old natural philosophy: the outward appearance of a body signalizes its special properties (as of magic or healing virtue) and there is a relationship between the outward qualities of a medicinal object and the diseases against which it is effective

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