Beratzhauzen, Germany/beratz002

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Beratzhausen, 20 km northwest of Regensburg, is a village where Paracelsus wrote Paragranum in 1530, a blend of superstitious and rational thought. Listing the four fundamentals of medicine as philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics, it proceeds to recommend specific chemicals to treat diseases rather than the ancient vile concoctions of the ancients.several of his works. The site is accessible by automobile.