["Because the mole sometimes shows itself" argumentative structures in Hildegard von Bingen 'causeae et curae'].

The paper examines the didactic strategies in Hildegard von Bingen's 'Causae et curae'. Based on her self-developed, complicated concept of primary qualities, elements, and body fluids, she connects cosmic processes with physical activities and disease patterns. Hildegard combines an allopathic and a homoeopathic approach and, as an attentive observer of nature, she looks upon everyday situations as signatures of healing. Hildegard's imagination in analogy and comparison constitutes a specific quality of her medical advice.