Eyebright — eye signature
bright flower and eye lore
Eyebright's flower was read in European herb-lore as an eye sign, especially because of its marked, eye-like appearance. This small head inset represents the target organ named by the signature tradition; it is not an anatomical eye map or evidence of efficacy.
Point 2 of 6 in Doctrine of Signatures
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Paracelsus, Paragranum (primary)
Paragranum discusses the signatura as a way of reading the hidden virtue of natural things; see Book IV, the discussion of signatures and external signs.
Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity (scholarly_modern)
Historical account of early-modern European medicine and Paracelsian natural philosophy; see the chapters on Renaissance medicine and Paracelsianism.